Luke 1:8-20

⁸And it came to pass, that, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his course,

⁹according to the custom of the priesthood the lot fell to him to go into the temple of the Lord and burn the incense.

¹⁰And the whole multitude of the people was praying without at the time of the incense.

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

¹²And Zachariah was troubled at the sight, and fear fell upon him.

¹³But the angel said to him, Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name John.

¹⁴And thou wilt have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice for his birth.

¹⁵For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from his very birth.

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

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

¹⁸And Zachariah said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years.

¹⁹And the angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to tell thee these glad tidings.

²⁰And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak, until the day when these things shall come to pass, because thou didst not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their season.