Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For
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.
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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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
He will go before God in the spirit and power of Elijah. He will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness. This will make ready a people whose hearts have been directed to Jehovah (YHWH). (Malachi 3:1)
18 Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? For
Cross References
Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell to his face. He laughed and said to himself: Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?
Genesis 15:8
Abram replied: O Jehovah God, how will I know that I shall possess it?
Luke 1:34
Mary asked the angel: How is this to be for I have had no intercourse with a man?
Genesis 18:12
Therefore Sarah laughed within herself. She said to herself: After I have grown old, shall I have a baby? My lord is old also.
Numbers 11:21-23
Moses said to Jehovah: Here I am leading six hundred thousand people, and you say that you will give them enough meat for a month?
Judges 6:36-40
Gideon said to God: You have said you will rescue Israel using me.
2 Kings 7:2
The personal attendant of the king said to Elisha: If Jehovah could make floodgates in the heavens could this happen? Elisha replied: You will see it with your own eyes. But you will not eat from it.
Isaiah 38:22
Hezekiah said: What will be the sign that I will go up to the Temple of Jehovah?
Luke 1:7
They had no child for Elizabeth was barren and they both were well advanced in years.
Romans 4:19
Not being weak in faith he considered his own body now as good as dead (he being about a hundred years old), and the deadness of Sarah's womb.