Luke 1:18–20

1:18 Zechariah54 said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this?55 For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.”56 1:19 The57 angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands58 in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring59 you this good news. 1:20 And now,60 because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time,61 you will be silent, unable to speak,62 until the day these things take place.”

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54	tn Grk “And Zechariah.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
55	tn Grk “How will I know this?”
56	tn Grk “is advanced in days” (an idiom for old age).
57	tn Grk “And the.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
58	tn Grk “the one who is standing before God.”
59	tn Grk “to announce these things of good news to you.”
60	tn Grk “behold.”
61	sn The predicted fulfillment in the expression my words, which will be fulfilled in their time takes place in Luke 1:63–66.
62	sn Silent, unable to speak. Actually Zechariah was deaf and mute as 1:61–63 indicates, since others had to use gestures to communicate with him.