Luke 1:20

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

And now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time, you will be silent, unable to speak, until the day these things take place.”

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  • Ezek 3:26 : 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.
  • Ezek 24:27 : 27 On that day you will be able to speak again; you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”
  • Mark 9:19 : 19 He answered them,“You unbelieving generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him to me.”
  • Mark 16:14 : 14 Then he appeared to the eleven themselves, while they were eating, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen him resurrected.
  • Luke 1:22 : 22 When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.
  • Luke 1:45 : 45 And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”
  • Luke 1:62-63 : 62 So they made signs to the baby’s father, inquiring what he wanted to name his son. 63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote,“His name is John.” And they were all amazed.
  • Rom 3:3 : 3 What then? If some did not believe, does their unbelief nullify the faithfulness of God?
  • 2 Tim 2:13 : 13 If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, since he cannot deny himself.
  • Titus 1:2 : 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before time began.
  • Heb 6:18 : 18 so that we who have found refuge in him may find strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us through two unchangeable things, since it is impossible for God to lie.
  • Rev 3:19 : 19 All those I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent!
  • Gen 18:10-15 : 10 One of them said,“I will surely return to you when the season comes round again, and your wife Sarah will have a son!”(Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, not far behind him. 11 Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.) 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, thinking,“After I am worn out will I have pleasure, especially when my husband is old too?” 13 The LORD said to Abraham,“Why did Sarah laugh and say,‘Will I really have a child when I am old?’ 14 Is anything impossible for the LORD? I will return to you when the season comes round again and Sarah will have a son.” 15 Then Sarah lied, saying,“I did not laugh,” because she was afraid. But the LORD said,“No! You did laugh.”
  • Exod 4:11 : 11 The LORD said to him,“Who gave a mouth to man, or who makes a person mute or deaf or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
  • Num 20:12 : 12 The Lord’s Judgment Then the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron,“Because you did not trust me enough to show me as holy before the Israelites, therefore you will not bring this community into the land I have given them.”
  • 2 Kgs 7:2 : 2 An officer who was the king’s right-hand man responded to the prophet,“Look, even if the LORD made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” Elisha said,“Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!”
  • 2 Kgs 7:19 : 19 But the officer replied to the prophet,“Look, even if the LORD made it rain by opening holes in the sky, could this happen so soon?” Elisha said,“Look, you will see it happen with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of the food!”
  • Isa 7:9 : 9 Ephraim’s leader is Samaria, and Samaria’s leader is the son of Remaliah. If your faith does not remain firm, then you will not remain secure.”

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  • Luke 1:21-26
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    21 Now the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they began to wonder why he was delayed in the holy place.

    22 When he came out, he was not able to speak to them. They realized that he had seen a vision in the holy place, because he was making signs to them and remained unable to speak.

    23 When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

    24 After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

    25 “This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

    26 Birth Announcement of Jesus the Messiah In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

  • Luke 1:17-19
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    17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

    18 Zechariah said to the angel,“How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”

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

  • Luke 1:11-15
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    11 An angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense, appeared to him.

    12 And Zechariah, visibly shaken when he saw the angel, was seized with fear.

    13 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.

    14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

    15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44 For the instant the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

    45 And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled.”

  • Luke 1:34-38
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    34 Mary said to the angel,“How will this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”

    35 The angel replied,“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

    36 “And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age– although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

    37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”

    38 So Mary said,“Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

  • 3 The LORD’s angel appeared to the woman and said to her,“You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.

  • Luke 1:28-32
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    28 The angel came to her and said,“Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!”

    29 But she was greatly troubled by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting.

    30 So the angel said to her,“Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!

    31 Listen: You will become pregnant 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.

  • 15 While he was saying this to me, I was flat on the ground and unable to speak.

  • Luke 1:64-67
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    64 Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue released, and he spoke, blessing God.

    65 All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

    66 All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

    67 Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

  • 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

  • 26 I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.

  • 27 On that day you will be able to speak again; you will talk with the fugitive and be silent no longer. You will be an object lesson for them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”

  • Luke 1:40-42
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    40 and 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 She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

  • 14 Jesus and Beelzebul Now he was casting out a demon that was mute. When the demon had gone out, the man who had been mute began to speak, and the crowds were amazed.

  • Luke 1:7-8
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    7 But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

    8 Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

  • 20 When he had contemplated this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said,“Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

  • 7 He said to me,‘Look, you will conceive and have a son. So now, do not drink wine or beer and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. For the child will be dedicated to God from birth till the day he dies.’”

  • 26 The vision of the evenings and mornings that was told to you is correct. But you should seal up the vision, for it refers to a time many days from now.”

  • 8 “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the former sign, then they may believe the latter sign.

  • 22 Now the hand of the LORD had been on me the evening before the refugee reached me, but the LORD opened my mouth by the time the refugee arrived in the morning; he opened my mouth and I was no longer unable to speak.

  • 22 This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

  • 33 So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him.

  • 3 For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass– it will not arrive late.

  • 5 Birth Announcement of John the Baptist During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.