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But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechari'ah, for your prayer is heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

for he will be great before the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Eli'jah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."

And Zechari'ah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."

And the people were waiting for Zechari'ah, and they wondered at his delay in the temple.

After these days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and for five months she hid herself, saying,

And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

and he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end."

For with God nothing will be impossible."

For behold, when the voice of your greeting came to my ears, the babe in my womb leaped for joy.

for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed;

for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever."

Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a son.

And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." And they all marveled.

and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people,

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.