LUKE 1:10-32

¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the hour of incense.

¹¹And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

¹²And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear fell upon him.

¹³But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

¹⁶And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

¹⁷And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

¹⁸And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

¹⁹And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

²⁰And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

²¹And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled while he tarried in the temple.

²²And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

²³And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

²⁴And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

²⁵Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.

²⁶Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

²⁷to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

²⁸And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee.

²⁹But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

³⁰And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

³¹And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

³²He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: