Luke 1:8-20

Luke 1:8-20

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One day while Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,
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he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
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And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside.
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Just then an angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
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When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and gripped with fear.
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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.
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He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
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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.
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Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
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And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
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“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
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“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.
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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.”
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