Luke 1:20

American Standard Version (1901)

And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

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  • Ezek 3:26 : 26 and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.
  • Ezek 24:27 : 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
  • Mark 9:19 : 19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.
  • Mark 16:14 : 14 And afterward he was manifested unto the eleven themselves as they sat at meat; and he upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them that had seen him after he was risen.
  • Luke 1:22 : 22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.
  • Luke 1:45 : 45 And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
  • Luke 1:62-63 : 62 And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. 63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
  • Rom 3:3 : 3 For what if some were without faith? shall their want of faith make of none effect the faithfulness of God?
  • 2 Tim 2:13 : 13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal;
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us:
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 As many as I love, I reprove and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
  • Gen 18:10-15 : 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee when the season cometh round; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard in the tent door, which was behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, [and] well stricken in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. 12 And Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also? 13 And Jehovah said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, who am old? 14 Is anything too hard for Jehovah? At the set time I will return unto thee, when the season cometh round, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
  • Exod 4:11 : 11 And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
  • Num 20:12 : 12 And Jehovah said unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed not in me, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this assembly into the land which I have given them.
  • 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
  • 2 Kgs 7:19 : 19 and that captain answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might such a thing be? and he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof:
  • Isa 7:9 : 9 and the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established.

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  • Luke 1:21-26
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    21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

    22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: and he continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

    23 And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.

    24 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

    25 Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.

    26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:17-19
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    17 And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [to walk] in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared [for him] .

    18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

    19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

  • Luke 1:11-15
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    11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of altar of incense.

    12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw [him], and fear fell upon him.

    13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

    14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

    15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44 For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

    45 And blessed [is] she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.

  • Luke 1:34-38
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    34 And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

    35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

    36 And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.

    37 For no word from God shall be void of power.

    38 And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

  • 3 And the angel of Jehovah appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not; but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

  • Luke 1:28-32
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    28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.

    29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

    30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.

    31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

    32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

  • 15 and when he had spoken unto me according to these words, I set my face toward the ground, and was dumb.

  • Luke 1:64-67
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    64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, blessing God.

    65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

    66 And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

  • 76 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

  • 26 and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.

  • 27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him that is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: so shalt thou be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.

  • Luke 1:40-42
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    40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.

    41 And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit;

    42 and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.

  • 14 And he was casting out a demon [that was] dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, the dumb man spake; and the multitudes marvelled.

  • Luke 1:7-8
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    7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were [now] well stricken in years.

    8 Now it came to pass, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course,

  • 20 But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

  • 7 but he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing; for the child shall be a Nazirite unto God from the womb to the day of his death.

  • 26 And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is true: but shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days [to come] .

  • 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will believe the voice of the latter sign.

  • 22 Now the hand of Jehovah had been upon me in the evening, before he that was escaped came; and he had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

  • 22 Now all this is come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying,

  • 33 And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him;

  • 3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hasteth toward the end, and shall not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.

  • 5 There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.