Luke 1:20

¹⁸ “How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

¹⁹ “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

²¹ Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.

²² When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
KJV: And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
WEB: Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things will happen, because you didn’t believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”
ASV: And behold, thou shalt be silent 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 in their season.
DARBY: and behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, till the day in which these things shall take place, because thou hast not believed my words, the which shall be fulfilled in their time.
BLB: And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until that day these things shall take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season.”

ÅB: og se, du skal bli målløs, og ikke kunne tale før den dag da dette skjer, fordi du ikke trodde mine ord, som skal fullbyrdes i sin tid.
OTB: Og nå skal du være stum og ikke kunne tale før den dag dette skjer, fordi du ikke trodde mine ord, som skal bli oppfylt i sin tid.”
B1930: og se, du skal bli målløs, og ikke kunne tale før den dag da dette skjer, fordi du ikke trodde mine ord, som skal fullbyrdes i sin tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 3:26
I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.
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Ezekiel 24:27
On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
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Hebrews 6:18
Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
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2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
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Luke 1:22
When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.
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Titus 1:2
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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Revelation 3:19
Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.
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Luke 1:45
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
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