Luke 1:10-19

¹⁰and all the multitude of the people were praying without, at the hour of the perfume.

¹¹And there appeared to him a messenger of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of the perfume,

¹²and Zacharias, having seen, was troubled, and fear fell on him;

¹³and the messenger said unto him, 'Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

¹⁴and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

¹⁵for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;

¹⁶and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

¹⁷and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

¹⁹And the messenger answering said to him, 'I am Gabriel, who have been standing near before God, and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to proclaim these good news to thee,