Verse 18
Luke 1:18
New King James Version
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And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ εἶπεν Ζαχαρίας πρὸς τὸν ἄγγελον· Κατὰ τί γνώσομαι τοῦτο; ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι πρεσβύτης καὶ ἡ γυνή μου προβεβηκυῖα ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις αὐτῆς.
English Translation
And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days."
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are m...
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Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of th...
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It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to wr...
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That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.
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There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course...
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And they were both righteous before God (Elohim), walking in all the commandments and ordinances of...
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And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were
now well stricken in ye...
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And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God (Elohim) in the order of...
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According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the te...
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And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense.
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And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.
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And when Zacharias saw
him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.
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But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth sh...
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And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
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For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and h...
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And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God (Elohim).
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And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to th...
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And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well...
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And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God (Elohim); and...
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And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be per...
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And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
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And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in...
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And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to...
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And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
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Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on
me, to take away my reproach among...
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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God (Elohim) unto a city of Galilee, named Na...
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To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name
wa...
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And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail,
thou that art
highly favoured, the Lord
is with the...
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And when she saw
him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation...
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And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God (Elohim).
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And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Yashua...
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He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God (Elohim) shall give...
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And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
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And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the...
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And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the six...
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For with God (Elohim) nothing shall be impossible.
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And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel d...
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And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
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And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.
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And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb;...
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And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed
art
thou among women, and blessed
is the fru...
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And whence
is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
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For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for...
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And blessed
is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told h...
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And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
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And my spirit hath rejoiced in God (Elohim) my Saviour.
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For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations...
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For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy
is
his name.
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And his mercy
is on them that fear him from generation to generation.
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He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts...
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He hath put down the mighty from
their seats, and exalted them of low degree.
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He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
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He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of
his
mercy;
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As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
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And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
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Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
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And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejo...
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And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Z...
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And his mother answered and said, Not
so; but he shall be called John.
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And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
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And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
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And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
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And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue
loosed,
and he spake, and praised God (Elohim)...
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And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughou...
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And all they that heard
them laid
them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this b...
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And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
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Blessed
be the Lord God (Elohim) of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
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And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
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As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
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That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
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To perform the mercy
promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
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The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
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That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him...
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In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
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And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of th...
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To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
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Through the tender mercy of our God (Elohim); whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
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To give light to them that sit in darkness and
in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the wa...
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And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing u...
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