Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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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References
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 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord. 18 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. 19 And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.
Cross References
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
Genesis 15:8
And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?
Luke 1:34
And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?
Genesis 18:12
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
Numbers 11:21-23
Then Moses said, The people, among whom I am, are six hundred thousand men on foot; and you have said, I will give them flesh to be their food for a month.
Judges 6:36-40
Then Gideon said to God, If you are going to give Israel salvation by my hand, as you have said,
2 Kings 7:2
Then the captain whose arm was supporting the king said to the man of God, Even if the Lord made windows in heaven, would such a thing be possible? And he said, Your eyes will see it, but you will not have a taste of the food.
Isaiah 38:22
And Hezekiah said, What is the sign that I will go up to the house of the Lord?
Luke 1:7
And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.
Romans 4:19
And not being feeble in faith though his body seemed to him little better than dead (he being about a hundred years old) and Sarah was no longer able to have children: