Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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 shall come before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn back the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the intelligence of the just; to prepare a people having been put in order for the Lord. 18 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. 19 The messenger having answered, said to him, I am Gabriel, standing before God; and was sent to speak to thee, and announce these good news to thee.
Cross References
Genesis 17:17
And Abraham will fall upon his face and laugh, and will say in his heart, Shall there be born to the son of a hundred years? and shall Sarah the daughter of ninety years, bring forth?
Genesis 15:8
And he will say, My Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Luke 1:34
And Mary said to the messenger, How shall this be, since I. know not man?
Genesis 18:12
And Sarah will laugh within her, saying, After it has not been to me till now, and my lord, being old.
Numbers 11:21-23
And Moses will say, Six hundred thousand of foot the people which I am in the midst of them: and thou saidst, I will give flesh to them, and they shall eat a month of days.
Judges 6:36-40
And Gideon will say to God, If thou art saving Israel by my hand, as thou spakest,
2 Kings 7:2
And the third, which was to the king leaning upon his hand, will answer the man of God, and say, Behold, Jehovah making lattices in the heavens, will this word be? and he will say, Behold thee seeing with thine eyes, and from thence thou shalt not eat
Isaiah 38:22
And Hezekiah will say, What the sign that I shall go up to the house of Jehovah?
Luke 1:7
And no child was to them, as Elizabeth was barren, and both were advanced in their days.
Romans 4:19
And not having been weak in faith, he observed not his own body already having been dead, being about a hundred years, and the death of Sarah's womb: