Luke 1:13 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.”

Luke 1:13

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And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

And when Zacharias saw {him}, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

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Luke 1:1

"Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us,"

Luke 1:2

"Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;"

Luke 1:3

"It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,"

Luke 1:4

"That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed."

Luke 1:5

"There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife {was} of the daughters of Aaron, and her name {was} Elisabeth."

Luke 1:6

"And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless."

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