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20 But now, since you didn’t believe what I said, you will be silent and unable to speak until the child is born. For my words will certainly be fulfilled at the proper time.”
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And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time.”
21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the sanctuary, wondering why he was taking so long.
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Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.
22 When he finally did come out, he couldn’t speak to them. Then they realized from his gestures and his silence that he must have seen a vision in the sanctuary.
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When he came out, he could not speak to them. They realized he had seen a vision in the temple, for he kept making signs to them but remained unable to speak.
23 When Zechariah’s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home.
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When his time of service was completed, he returned home.
24 Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months.
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After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
25 “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.”
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“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,
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In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
27 to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.
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to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
28 Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you! ”
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The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.
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Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.
30 “Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God!
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But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
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