Luke 1:13

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Summary

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.

Thy prayer

And thy

Psalm 127:3

Thou

General references

Genesis 30:17

Luke 1:30

Bible References

Thy prayer

Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord

answered him and Rebekah his wife conceived.

It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked him of the Lord.”

I shall give thanks to You, for You have answered me,
And You have become my salvation.

and he *said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.

And thy

This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.

Is anything too difficult for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son.”

Then the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son.

The Lord visited Hannah; and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.

Then he said, “At this season next year you will embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, O man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.”

He makes the barren woman abide in the house
As a joyful mother of children.

Praise the Lord!

Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.

Thou

But his mother answered and said, “No indeed; but he shall be called John.”

And when eight days had passed, before His circumcision, His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

But God said, “No, but Sarah your wife will bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

So I approached the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. Then the Lord said to me, “Name him

Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

And the Lord said to him, “Name him Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

General references

God gave heed to Leah, and she conceived and bore Jacob a fifth son.

The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.