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 childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

After some time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, thinking, "I asked the Lord for him.

I will give you thanks, for you answered me, and have become my deliverer.

and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.

And thy

This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

Is anything impossible for the Lord? I will return to you when the season comes round again and Sarah will have a son."

The Lord's angelic messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, "You are infertile and childless, but you will conceive and have a son.

So the Lord graciously attended to Hannah, and she was able to conceive and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The boy Samuel grew up at the Lord's sanctuary.

He said, "About this time next year you will be holding a son." She said, "No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!"

He makes the barren woman of the family a happy mother of children. Praise the Lord!

Yes, sons are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb is a reward.

Thou

But his mother replied, "No! He must be named John."

At the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

God said, "No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.

I then had sexual relations with the prophetess; she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord told me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz,

Then the Lord said to Hosea, "Name him 'Jezreel,' because in a little while I will punish the dynasty of Jehu on account of the bloodshed in the valley of Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.

She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."

General references

God paid attention to Leah; she became pregnant and gave Jacob a son for the fifth time.

So the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God!