Luke 1:15
The Scripture
(15) For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
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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