13
But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard;
and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14
And thou shalt have joy and gladness;
and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Luk 1, 58.
Jhn 5, 35.
15
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink;
and
he shall be filled
(
πλησθήσεται)
with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just;
to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Isa 40, 3.
Mal 4, 6.
Mar 1, 3.
Mar 9, 12.
Jhn 1, 23.
4
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee;
and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified
(
קדש qadash)
thee
(
ἡγίακά σε),
[and]
I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Gal 1, 15.
6
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD!
behold, I cannot speak: for I
[am]
a child.
Exo 4, 10.
7
But the LORD said unto me, Say not, I
[am]
a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8
Be not afraid of their faces: for I
[am]
with thee to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
Deu 31, 6, 8.
Eze 3, 9.
Jos 11, 6.
9
Then the LORD put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
Isa 6, 7.
Jer 5, 14.
10
See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
Srh 49, 7.
Jer 18, 7.