Luke 1:12-16

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¹² And Zechariah was troubled when he saw him, and ^(A)fear fell upon him. ¹³ But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for ^(B)your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and ^(C)you shall call his name John. ¹⁴ And you will have joy and gladness, and many will ^(D)rejoice at his birth, ¹⁵ for he will be ^(E)great before the Lord. And ^(F)he must not drink wine or strong ^(G)drink, and ^(H)he will be ^(I)filled with the Holy Spirit, ^(J)even from his mother's womb. ¹⁶ And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,