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Luke 1:18

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1:18Zechariah54 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

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  1. 54 Grk “And Zechariah.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
  2. 55 Grk “How will I know this?”
  3. 56 Grk “is advanced in days” (an idiom for old age).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Zechariah said to the angel, “By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.