18 “How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”[a]

19 The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel,(A) who stands in the presence of God,(B) and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news. 20 Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:18 Lit in her days

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

19 The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel.(C) I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news. 20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak(D) until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”

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