Luke 1:13

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.

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  • Judg 13:3-5 : 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, you are barren and have no children: but you shall conceive and bear a son. 4 Now therefore beware, I pray you, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat no unclean thing: 5 For, behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines.
  • 1 Sam 2:21 : 21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
  • Ps 113:9 : 9 He makes the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise the LORD.
  • Ps 127:3-5 : 3 Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty warrior, so are the children of one's youth. 5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed, but shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
  • Luke 1:30 : 30 The angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
  • Acts 10:31 : 31 And said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God.
  • Luke 1:60-63 : 60 His mother answered and said, No; he shall be called John. 61 But they said to her, There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name. 62 So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, His name is John. So they all marveled.
  • Luke 2:21 : 21 And when eight days were completed for the circumcision of the child, his name was called JESUS, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
  • Luke 24:36-40 : 36 And as they spoke these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and said to them, Peace be to you. 37 But they were terrified and frightened, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. 38 And he said to them, Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have. 40 And when he had spoken this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
  • Isa 8:3 : 3 And I went to the prophetess; and she conceived and bore a son. Then the LORD said to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.
  • Ps 118:21 : 21 I will praise You, for You have heard me and have become my salvation.
  • Hos 1:4 : 4 And the LORD said to him, Call his name Jezreel, for in a little while I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and will bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.
  • Hos 1:6 : 6 And she conceived again and bore a daughter. And God said to him, Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, but I will utterly take them away.
  • Hos 1:9-9 : 9 Then God said, Call his name Lo-Ammi, for you are not My people, and I will not be your God. 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there it shall be said to them, You are the sons of the living God.
  • Matt 1:21 : 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
  • Matt 14:27 : 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; do not be afraid.
  • Matt 28:5 : 5 And the angel answered and said to the women, Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who was crucified.
  • Mark 16:6 : 6 And he said to them, Do not be afraid. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified; he is risen; he is not here; behold the place where they laid him.
  • 2 Kgs 4:16-17 : 16 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, you shall embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your maidservant. 17 And the woman conceived, and bore a son at that season that Elisha had said to her, according to the time of life.
  • 1 Sam 1:20-23 : 20 So it came to pass, when the time had come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. 22 But Hannah did not go up; for she said to her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide forever. 23 And Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems good to you; wait until you have weaned him; only let the LORD establish his word. So the woman remained at home 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 child among you shall be circumcised.
  • Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Sarah your wife shall indeed bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.
  • Gen 18:14 : 14 Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
  • Gen 25:21 : 21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
  • Judg 6:23 : 23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto you; fear not: you shall not die.
  • Dan 10:12 : 12 Then he said to me, Fear not, Daniel; for 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 in response to your words.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 1:11-12
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    11An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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

  • Luke 1:14-15
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    14You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Luke 1:17-21
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    17He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 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.

    18Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.

    19The angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.

    20And behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.

    21The people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.

  • Luke 1:23-32
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    23As soon as the days of his service were completed, he departed to his own house.

    24After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,

    25Thus the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.

    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

    27To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

    28The angel came to her and said, Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women.

    29When she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.

    30The angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

    31Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son, and shall call His name JESUS.

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

  • Luke 1:34-38
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    79%

    34Mary said to the angel, How can this be, since I do not know a man?

    35The angel answered and said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you. Therefore, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.

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

    37For with God nothing will be impossible.

    38Mary said, Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

  • Luke 1:5
    78%

    5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

  • Luke 1:65-67
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    65Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea.

    66All those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, What kind of child will this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

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

  • Judg 13:3
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    3And the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman, and said to her, Behold now, you are barren and have no children: but you shall conceive and bear a son.

  • Luke 1:57-63
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    57Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

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

    59So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias.

    60His mother answered and said, No; he shall be called John.

    61But they said to her, There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.

    62So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called.

    63He asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, His name is John. So they all marveled.

  • Luke 1:40-45
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    76%

    40Entered the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.

    41When Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

    42She spoke out with a loud voice and said, Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

    43But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

    44For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

    45Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

  • Matt 1:20-21
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    75%

    20But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary your wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

    21And she shall bring forth a son, and you shall call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

  • Luke 1:76
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    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • Luke 1:7-8
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    7They had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

    8It came to pass, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

  • Matt 1:23
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    23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  • Judg 13:7
    71%

    7But he said to me, Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.

  • Matt 1:25
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    25And did not know her until she had brought forth her firstborn son; and he called his name JESUS.