Luke 1:19

And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God, and I am sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee this good news:

1770 John Worsley 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 unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.

20and now shalt thou be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass; because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled at their season.

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Cross References

Luke 1:26But in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee called Nazareth,

Hebrews 4:14Having therefore a great high-priest, that is passed into the heavens, even Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession:

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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