Luke 1:18

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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  • Gen 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
  • Luke 1:34 : 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
  • Gen 15:8 : 8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
  • Rom 4:19 : 19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb:
  • Gen 18:12 : 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
  • Num 11:21-23 : 21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month. 22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them? 23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass unto thee or not.
  • Judg 6:36-40 : 36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. 39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. 40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.
  • 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
  • Isa 38:22 : 22 Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
  • Luke 1:7 : 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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  • Luke 1:19-32
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    19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

    20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

    21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.

    22And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

    23And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

    24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

    25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

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

    27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

    28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

    29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

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

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

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

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

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

    13But 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.

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

    15For 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.

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

    35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

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

    37For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

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

  • Luke 1:5-8
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    5There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

    6And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

    7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

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

  • Luke 1:17
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    17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

  • Luke 1:40-45
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    40And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

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

    42And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

    43And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

    44For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

    45And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

  • Luke 1:57-60
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    57Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

    58And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

    59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

    60And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

  • Judg 13:3
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    3And the angel of the LORD 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 1:75-76
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    75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

    76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

  • Matt 1:20
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    20But while he thought on these things, behold, the 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 Ghost.

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    13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

  • Matt 1:18
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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

  • Matt 1:22
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    22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

  • Gen 17:17
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    17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

  • Luke 1:48
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    48For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.