Parallel Verses
King 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.
New American Standard Bible
Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For
Holman Bible
“How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
International Standard Version
Then Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this, since I am an old man, and my wife is getting older?"
A Conservative Version
And Zacharias said to the agent, How will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days.
American Standard 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.
Amplified
And Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I be certain of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in age.”
An Understandable Version
And Zacharias said to the angel, "How will I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is [also] very old."
Anderson New Testament
And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.
Bible in Basic English
And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.
Common New Testament
And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
Daniel Mace New Testament
But Zacharias said to the angel, by what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is of a great age.
Darby Translation
And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this, for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years?
Godbey New Testament
And Zacharias said to the angel: According to what shall I know this? for I am old and my wife advanced in her days.
Goodspeed New Testament
Zechariah said to the angel, "How am I to know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in life."
John Wesley New Testament
And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.
Julia Smith Translation
And Zacharias said to the messenger, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in her days.
King James 2000
And Zachariah said unto the angel, How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years.
Lexham Expanded 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}!"
Modern King James verseion
And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? For I am old, and my wife is advanced in her days.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Zacharias said unto the angel, "Whereby shall I know this? Seeing that I am old, and my wife well stricken in years."
Moffatt New Testament
Zechariah said to the angel, "But how am I to be sure of this? I am an old man myself, and my wife is advanced in years."
Montgomery New Testament
"How shall I be sure of this?" said Zachariah to the Angel. "For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."
NET Bible
Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well."
New Heart English Bible
Zechariah said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
Noyes New Testament
And Zachariah said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years.
Sawyer New Testament
And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years.
The Emphasized Bible
And Zachariah said unto the messenger - Whereby, shall I know this? for, I, am, aged, and, my wife, advanced in her days.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife far advanced in her age.
Twentieth Century New Testament
"How can I be sure of this?" Zechariah asked the angel. "For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."
Webster
And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.
Weymouth New Testament
"By what proof," asked Zechariah, "shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years."
Williams New Testament
Then Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years."
World English Bible
Zacharias said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."
Worrell New Testament
And Zacharias said to the angel, "By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in her days."
Worsley New Testament
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
Themes
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To zacharias
Angel (a spirit) » Functions of » Announces the birth of john the baptist
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Elisabeth
Children » Sometimes born when parents were old
Elisabeth (elizabeth) » The wife of zacharias and the mother of john the baptist
Gabriel » Appeared to » Zacharias
Joy » Instances of » Of elisabeth, when mary visited her
Miracles » Catalogue of » The conception by elizabeth
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Zacharias
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 1:18
Prayers for Luke 1:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prediction Of John The Baptist's Birth
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. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. 19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
Cross References
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
Genesis 15:8
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Luke 1:34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Genesis 18:12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
Numbers 11:21-23
And Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.
Judges 6:36-40
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
2 Kings 7:2
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
Isaiah 38:22
Hezekiah also had said, What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the LORD?
Luke 1:7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Romans 4:19
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sara's womb: