Luke 1:19

And the angel responding said to him; I am Gabriel standing in the presence of God, and am sent to speak to you and to preach to you these things.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

In Context

18And Zacharias said to the angel: According to what shall I know this? for I am old and my wife advanced in her days.

20And behold thou shalt be dumb and unable to speak, unto the day upon which these things may take place; because thou didst not believe my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.

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Cross References

Luke 1:26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, to which was the name

Hebrews 4:14Therefore having a great high priest, having entered into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the testimony.

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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