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But the angelsaid to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your petition has been heard, and your wifeElizabeth will bear you a son, and you will give him the nameJohn.
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"For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drinkno*wineorliquor, and he will be filled with the HolySpirit while yet in his mother'swomb.
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"It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERSBACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to makeready a peopleprepared for the Lord."
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The angelanswered and said to him, "I amGabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you thisgoodnews.