Luke 1:13
The Scripture
(13) But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Luke 1 opens with Luke's dedication to Theophilus and the angel Gabriel's announcement to Zacharias that his wife Elisabeth will bear John, who will prepare the way for the Lord. Gabriel then tells the virgin Mary she will conceive Jesus by the Holy Spirit, and she submits as the Lord's servant. The chapter closes with Mary's visit to Elisabeth, John's birth, and Zacharias's prophecy of the coming Redeemer.
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