Luke 1:8-16

⁸So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

⁹according to the custom of the priesthood, he was selected to burn incense when he entered into the temple of the Lord.

¹⁰And all the multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

¹¹Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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

¹³But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your prayer has been heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear a son to you, and you shall call his name John.

¹⁴And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

¹⁵For he shall be great before the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, while still in his mother's womb.

¹⁶And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.