Luke 1:13

11 Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.

12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.

14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
KJV
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
WEB
But the angel said to him, “Don’t be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
ASV
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
DARBY
But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy supplication has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
BLB
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your petition was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear to you a son, and you will call his name John.
ÅB
Men engelen sa til ham: Frykt ikke, Sakarias! din bønn er hørt, og din hustru Elisabet skal føde deg en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Johannes;
OTB
Men engelen sa til ham: “Frykt ikke, Sakarja; din bønn er blitt hørt. Din kone Elisabet skal føde deg en sønn, og du skal gi ham navnet Johannes.
B1930
Men engelen sa til ham: Frykt ikke, Sakarias! din bønn er hørt, og din hustru Elisabet skal føde dig en sønn, og du skal kalle ham Johannes;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 2:21

    So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

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  • Acts 10:31

    and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.

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  • Psalms 113:9

    He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!

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  • Genesis 25:21

    Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.

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  • Psalms 127:3–5

    Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.

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  • Luke 2:21

    When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.

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  • Psalms 118:21

    I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.

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  • Genesis 18:14

    Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”

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