Luke 1:57

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The Birth of John Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 21:2-3 : 2 So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him. 3 Abraham named his son– whom Sarah bore to him– Isaac.
  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a human being, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it happen?
  • Luke 1:13 : 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.
  • Luke 2:6-7 : 6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

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  • Luke 1:58-60
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    58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

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

    60But his mother replied,“No! He must be named John.”

  • Luke 1:56
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    56So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

  • Luke 1:34-37
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    34Mary said to the angel,“How will this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”

    35The 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!

    37For nothing will be impossible with God.”

  • Luke 1:23-27
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    23When his time of service was over, he went to his home.

    24After 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.”

    26Birth 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,

    27to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, a descendant of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

  • Luke 1:39-47
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    39Mary and Elizabeth In those days Mary got up and went hurriedly into the hill country, to a town of Judah,

    40and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

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

    42She exclaimed with a loud voice,“Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child in your womb!

    43And who am I that the mother of my Lord should come and visit me?

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

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

    46Mary’s Hymn of Praise And Mary said,“My soul exalts the Lord,

    47and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,

  • Luke 2:6-7
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    6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.

    7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

  • Luke 1:13-15
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    13But 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.

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

    15for 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 1:5
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    5Birth 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.

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

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

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32He 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.

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

    23“Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66All 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.

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

  • 2 Kgs 4:17
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    17The woman did conceive, and at the specified time the next year she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had told her.

  • Matt 1:18
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    18The Birth of Jesus Christ Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:18
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    18Zechariah said to the angel,“How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”

  • Matt 1:25
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    25but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.

  • Luke 2:21-23
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    21At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

    22Jesus’ Presentation at the Temple Now when the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

    23(just as it is written in the law of the Lord,“Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord”),

  • Isa 66:7
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    7Before she goes into labor, she gives birth! Before her contractions begin, she delivers a boy!

  • Gen 25:24
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    24When the time came for Rebekah to give birth, there were twins in her womb.

  • Luke 2:27-28
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    27So Simeon, directed by the Spirit, came into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,

    28Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,

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

  • Gal 4:4
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    4But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

  • Luke 2:39
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    39So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.