Elisabeth shall bring thee a son, and
thou shalt call his name John. (14)And it shall give thee joy and
exultation; and many shall rejoice at his birth: (15)for he shall be
great in the sight of the Lord; and he shall never drink wine, nor any
intoxicating liquor; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even
from his mother's womb. (16)And many of the children of Israel shall he
turn unto the Lord, their God. (17)And he shall go forth before him in
the spirit and power of Elias, to convert the hearts of fathers with
their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to
prepare a people ready for the Lord.

(18)And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I
am old, and my wife far advanced in her age. (19)And the angel
answering said to him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God;
and I have been sent to speak to thee, and to proclaim these glad
tidings to thee. (20)And behold, thou shalt be dumb, and unable to
speak, until that day when these things shall come to pass, because
thou hast not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled at their
exact time.

(21)And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and marvelled that he
tarried so long in the temple. (22)And when he came out, he could not
speak to them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the
temple: for he himself made signs to them, and continued deaf and dumb.
(23)And it came to pass, when the days of his ministry were fulfilled,
he went to his own house. (24)And after those days Elisabeth his wife
conceived, and kept herself in retirement five months, saying, (25)Thus
hath the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he looked upon me to
take away my reproach among men.

(26)Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a
city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth, (27)to a virgin of the
house of David, betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph; and the
virgin's name was Mary. (28)And the angel coming in to her said, All
hail! O thou highly favoured one! the Lord is with thee: blessed art
thou among women. (29)And when she saw him, she was greatly agitated at
his address: and reasoned in herself what kind of salutation this could
be. (30)And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast
found favour with God. (31)And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy
womb, and bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS. (32)He
shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Hi