Luke 1:20

The Prediction Of John The Baptist's Birth

¹⁹ The angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and tell you this good news. ²⁰ Now listen! You will become silent and unable to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time.” ²¹ Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah, amazed that he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

Appointed Time

Believe My Words

Keep Silent

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Ezekiel 3:26

I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be mute and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 24:27

On that day your mouth will be opened to talk with him; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign for them, and they will know that I am Yahweh.’”

Genesis 18:10-15

The Lord said, “I will certainly come back to you in about a year’s time, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent behind him.

Exodus 4:11

Yahweh said to him, “Who made the human mouth? Who makes him mute or deaf, seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?

Numbers 20:12

But the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you did not trust Me to show My holiness in the sight of the Israelites, you will not bring this assembly into the land I have given them.”

2 Kings 7:2

Then the captain, the king’s right-hand man, responded to the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?”

Elisha announced, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”

2 Kings 7:19

this captain had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the Lord were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” Elisha had said, “You will in fact see it with your own eyes, but you won’t eat any of it.”

Isaiah 7:9

the head of Ephraim is Samaria,
and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah.
If you do not stand firm in your faith,
then you will not stand at all.

Mark 9:19

He replied to them, “You unbelieving generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to Me.”

Mark 16:14

Later, He appeared to the Eleven themselves as they were reclining at the table. He rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who saw Him after He had been resurrected.

Luke 1:22

When he did come out, he could not speak to them. Then they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kept making signs to them and remained speechless.

Luke 1:45

She who has believed is blessed because what was spoken to her by the Lord will be fulfilled!”

Luke 1:62-63

So they motioned to his father to find out what he wanted him to be called.

Romans 3:3

What then? If some did not believe, will their unbelief cancel God’s faithfulness?

2 Timothy 2:13

if we are faithless, He remains faithful,
for He cannot deny Himself.

Titus 1:2

in the hope of eternal life that God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.

Hebrews 6:18

so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to seize the hope set before us.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.