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John's Birth Foretold
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Luke 1:5-25
In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named
Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife
Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron.
Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing
all the Lord’s commandments and regulations
blamelessly. But they had no children, because
Elizabeth was barren; and they were both well along in years.
Once when Zechariah’s division was on duty and he was serving as
priest before God, he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of
the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and
burn incense. And when the time for the burning of
incense came, all the assembled worshipers were
praying outside.
Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at
the right side of the altar of incense. When
Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped
with fear. But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah;
your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son,
and you are to give him the name John. He will be a joy and delight
to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take
wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled
with the Holy Spirit even from birth. Many of the people of Israel
will he bring back to the Lord their God. And he will go on before
the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn
the hearts of the fathers to their children and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a
people prepared for the Lord.” Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I
be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in
years.” The angel answered, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the
presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to
tell you this good news. And now you will be silent and not able to
speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my
words, which will come true at their proper time.” Meanwhile, the
people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so
long in the temple. When he came out, he could not speak to them.
They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making
signs to them but remained unable to speak.
When his time of service was completed, he returned home. After this
his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months
remained in seclusion. “The Lord has done this for
me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away
my disgrace among the people.”
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