Luke 1:21

World English Bible (2000)

The people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple.

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  • Num 6:23-27 : 23 "Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'This is how you shall bless the children of Israel.' You shall tell them, 24 'Yahweh bless you, and keep you. 25 Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. 26 Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace.' 27 "So they shall put my name on the children of Israel; and I will bless them."

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  • Luke 1:22-25
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    22 When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

    23 It happened, when the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.

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

    25 "Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men."

  • Luke 1:18-20
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    18 Zacharias said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."

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

    20 Behold, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you didn't believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time."

  • Luke 1:10-13
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    10 The whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the hour of incense.

    11 An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

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

    13 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.

  • Luke 1:62-67
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    62 They made signs to his father, what he would have him called.

    63 He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, "His name is John." They all marveled.

    64 His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

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

    66 All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" The hand of the Lord was with him.

    67 His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

  • 33 Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him,

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

    8 Now it happened, while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his division,

  • Luke 1:39-41
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    39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

    40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

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

  • 5 They saw it, then they were amazed. They were dismayed. They hurried away.

  • 59 It happened on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

  • Job 32:15-16
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    15 "They are amazed. They answer no more. They don't have a word to say.

    16 Shall I wait, because they don't speak, because they stand still, and answer no more?

  • 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the priestly division of Abijah. He had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

  • 15 As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

  • Acts 3:10-11
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    10 They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.

    11 As the lame man who was healed held on to Peter and John, all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

  • 7 They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, "Behold, aren't all these who speak Galileans?

  • 18 All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.

  • 28 They stayed there with the disciples for a long time.

  • 43 and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn't know it,

  • 38 All the people came early in the morning to him in the temple to hear him.

  • 40 It happened, when Jesus returned, that the multitude welcomed him, for they were all waiting for him.

  • 48 They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

  • 36 Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

  • 26 They weren't able to trap him in his words before the people. They marveled at his answer, and were silent.

  • Luke 2:46-47
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    46 It happened after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them, and asking them questions.

    47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.

  • Luke 1:56-57
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    56 Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

    57 Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she brought forth a son.

  • 3 For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won't prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won't delay.

  • 12 They were all amazed, and were perplexed, saying one to another, "What does this mean?"

  • 20 When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, "How did the fig tree immediately wither away?"

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44 For behold, when the voice of your greeting came into my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy!

    45 Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!"

  • 21 The man looked steadfastly at her, remaining silent, to know whether Yahweh had made his journey prosperous or not.