Luke 1:21

And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

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And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

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20Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

22And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

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Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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