Luke 1:13

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“But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.”

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BSBPD

“But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication is heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 1:13 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
  2. Genesis 17:19But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
  3. Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
  4. Genesis 25:21Later, Isaac prayed to the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was barren. And the LORD heard his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
  5. Judges 6:23But the LORD said to him, “Peace be with you. Do not be afraid, for you will not die.”
  6. Judges 13:3The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
  7. 1 Samuel 1:20So in the course of time, Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the LORD.”
  8. 1 Samuel 2:21So the LORD attended to Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.
  9. 2 Kings 4:16And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
  10. Psalms 113:9He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
  11. Psalms 118:21I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation.
  12. Psalms 127:3Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
  13. Isaiah 8:3And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
  14. Daniel 10:12“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them.
  15. Hosea 1:4Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
  16. Hosea 1:6Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
  17. Hosea 1:9And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
  18. Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  19. Matthew 14:27But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
  20. Matthew 28:5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.
  21. Mark 16:6But he said to them, “Do not be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here! See the place where they put Him.
  22. Luke 1:30So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
  23. Luke 1:60But his mother replied, “No! He shall be called John.”
  24. Luke 2:21When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.

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