Luke 1:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But the angel said to him, Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} the angel{G32} said{G2036} unto{G4314} him,{G846} Fear{G5399} not,{G3361} Zacharias:{G2197} because{G1360} thy{G4675} supplication{G1162} is heard,{G1522} and{G2532} thy{G4675} wife{G1135} Elisabeth{G1665} shall bear{G1080} thee{G4671} a son,{G5207} and{G2532} thou shalt call{G2564} his{G846} name{G3686} John.{G2491}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} the angel{G32} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} him{G846}, Fear{G5399}{(G5737)} not{G3361}, Zacharias{G2197}: for{G1360} thy{G4675} prayer{G1162} is heard{G1522}{(G5681)}; and{G2532} thy{G4675} wife{G1135} Elisabeth{G1665} shall bear{G1080}{(G5692)} thee{G4671} a son{G5207}, and{G2532} thou shalt call{G2564}{(G5692)} his{G846} name{G3686} John{G2491}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    And the angell sayde vnto him: feare not Zachary for thy prayer is hearde: And thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare ye a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iohn

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But the angell sayde vnto him: Feare not Zachary, for thy prayer is herde. And yi wife Elizabeth shal beare the a sonne, whose name thou shalt call Ihon,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the Angel sayde vnto him: Feare not Zacharie, for thy prayer is hearde: and thy wyfe Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, & thou shalt cal his name Iohn.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But the angel said to him, "Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 13:3-5 : 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son." 4 Now therefore, be careful! Do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean. 5 For you will conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor is to touch his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from birth. He will begin to rescue Israel from the power of the Philistines.
  • 1 Sam 2:21 : 21 And the LORD was gracious to Hannah; she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He gives the barren woman a home, making her a joyful mother of children. Praise the Lord!
  • Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the womb is a reward. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they confront their enemies at the gate.
  • Luke 1:30 : 30
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 He said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.
  • Luke 1:60-63 : 60 But his mother responded, 'No! He will be called John.' 61 They said to her, 'None of your relatives has that name.' 62 So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all amazed.
  • Luke 2:21 : 21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived in the womb.
  • Luke 24:36-40 : 36 While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and said to them, "Peace be with you." 37 They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. 38 He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts?" 39 Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." 40 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.
  • Isa 8:3 : 3 I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz (Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil)."
  • Ps 118:21 : 21 I will give you thanks, for You have answered me and have become my salvation.
  • Hos 1:4 : 4 Then the LORD said to him, "Call him Jezreel, because in a little while I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will bring an end to the kingdom of Israel."
  • Hos 1:6 : 6 Then she conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. And the LORD said to him, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah (Not Pitied), for I will no longer show compassion to the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them."
  • Hos 1:9-9 : 9 Then the LORD said, "Call him Lo-Ammi (Not My People), for you are not my people, and I am not your God."
  • Matt 1:21 : 21 'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'
  • Matt 14:27 : 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them: 'Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.'
  • Matt 28:5 : 5 The angel spoke to the women, saying, 'Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.'
  • Mark 16:6 : 6 He said to them, 'Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. Look at the place where they laid him.'
  • 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 Then Elisha said, "At this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms." She replied, "No, my lord, man of God, do not deceive your servant." 17 But the woman conceived and gave birth to a son at the appointed time the next year, just as Elisha had told her.
  • 1 Sam 1:20-23 : 20 In the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, 'Because I asked the LORD for him.' 21 When Elkanah and all his household went up to offer the annual sacrifice to the LORD and to fulfill his vow, 22 Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, 'After the boy is weaned, I will take him to appear before the LORD, and he will remain there permanently.' 23 Elkanah her husband said to her, 'Do what seems best to you. Stay here until you have weaned him; only may the LORD establish His word.' So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she weaned him.
  • Gen 17:10 : 10 This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
  • Gen 17:19 : 19 Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  • Gen 18:14 : 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time next year, I will return to you, and Sarah will have a son.
  • Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife because she was barren. The LORD answered his prayer, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
  • Judg 6:23 : 23 But the Lord said to him, 'Peace be with you. Do not be afraid; you will not die.'
  • Dan 10:12 : 12 Then he said, 'Do not be afraid, Daniel. From the first day that you set your heart to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come because of your words.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 1:11-12
    2 verses
    85%

    11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense.

    12 When Zechariah saw him, he was startled, and fear fell upon him.

  • Luke 1:14-15
    2 verses
    84%

    14 You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

  • Luke 1:17-21
    5 verses
    83%

    17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.

    18 Zechariah said to the angel, 'How can I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.'

    19 The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and bring to you this good news.'

    20 Now listen, you will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.

    21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and amazed that he stayed so long in the temple.

  • Luke 1:23-32
    10 verses
    80%

    23 When the days of his ministry were completed, he went back home.

    24 After these days, his wife Elizabeth conceived and kept herself in seclusion for five months. She said,

    25 'The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor on me in these days, to take away my disgrace among the people.'

    26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

    27 to a virgin engaged to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

    28 And the angel came to her and said, 'Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women.'

    29 But she was deeply troubled by his words and wondered what kind of greeting this could be.

    30

    31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.

  • Luke 1:34-38
    5 verses
    79%

    34 Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?'

    35 The angel replied to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God.'

    36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

    37 For nothing will be impossible with God.

    38 Mary said, 'I am the Lord's servant. May it be done to me according to your word.' Then the angel left her.

  • Luke 1:5
    78%

    5 In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, from the division of Abijah. His wife, Elizabeth, was also a descendant of Aaron.

  • Luke 1:65-67
    3 verses
    78%

    65 Fear came on all those who lived around them, and throughout the hill country of Judea, all these things were being talked about.

    66 All those who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, 'What then will this child become?' For indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67 Then Zechariah, his father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:

  • Judg 13:3
    77%

    3 The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son."

  • Luke 1:57-63
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    77%

    57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son.

    58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

    59 On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him Zechariah after his father.

    60 But his mother responded, 'No! He will be called John.'

    61 They said to her, 'None of your relatives has that name.'

    62 So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

    63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all amazed.

  • Luke 1:40-45
    6 verses
    76%

    40 She entered Zechariah's house and greeted Elizabeth.

    41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42 Then she exclaimed with a loud voice, 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.'

    43 And how has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

    44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

    45 Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what the Lord has spoken to her.

  • Matt 1:20-21
    2 verses
    75%

    20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'

    21 'She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.'

  • Luke 1:76
    74%

    76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • Luke 1:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in years.

    8 Now it happened that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

  • Matt 1:23
    72%

    23 'Behold, the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel' (which means, 'God with us').

  • Judg 13:7
    71%

    7 But he said to me, 'Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. Now, do not drink wine or strong drink, and do not eat anything unclean, for the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb until the day of his death.'

  • Matt 1:25
    71%

    25 But he did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to her firstborn son. And he named him Jesus.