But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid Zacharias, for your earnest prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son and you will name him John.
Luke 1:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) “The Lord has done this for me, and at this time [in my life] He has favored me by removing the stigma placed on me by people [i.e., for not having children].” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Because thus the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He deigned to look on me to take away my reproach among men. [Gen. 30:23; Isa. 4:1.] American Standard Version (1901) Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men. Common English Bible “This is the Lord’s doing. He has shown his favor to me by removing my disgrace among other people.” Catholic Public Domain Version "For the Lord did this for me, at the time when he decided to take away my reproach among men." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he hath had regard to take away my reproach among men. |
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid Zacharias, for your earnest prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son and you will name him John.
After those days, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and she stayed in seclusion for five months, saying,
By [having] faith, Sarah herself received the ability to have children, even though she was [sterile, being] past the age of child-bearing, since she considered God faithful to His promise. [Note: Some translations consider “Abraham” to be the subject of this controversial verse. See Lightfoot, pp. 222-225].