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In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priestnamedZacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
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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.
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"And behold, you shall be silent and unable* to speakuntil the daywhenthesethingstakeplace, because* you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their propertime."
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But when he came out, he was unable* to speak to them; and they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he kept makingsigns to them, and remainedmute.
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The angelanswered and said to her, "The HolySpirit will come upon you, and the power of the MostHigh will overshadow you; and for that reason the holyChild shall be called the Son of God.