Luke 1:25
“The Lord has done this for me,” she said, “now that he's taken away my disgrace in the eyes of others.”
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24Some time later his wife Elizabeth became pregnant. She stayed at home for five months.
Cross References
Genesis 21:1The Lord came to help Sarah as he'd said he would. The Lord did for Sarah what he'd promised.
Genesis 30:22Then God paid attention to Rachel and listened to her appeals, and helped her to have children.
1 Samuel 1:6Her rival—the other wife—would taunt her badly to upset her because the Lord hadn't given her any children.
1 Samuel 2:21The Lord blessed Hannah with three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
Isaiah 4:1At that time seven women will grab hold of one man and tell him, “We'll eat our own food and we can provide our own clothes. Just let us take your name by being married to you. Please take away our disgrace!”
Luke 1:13But the angel told him, “Don't be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call him John.
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 →