There was in the days of Herod king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And when Zacharias saw him, he was startled and struck with fear:

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:

And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and wondered at his staying so long in the temple:

and came into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

and on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of his father:

And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Spirit,

and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being high priests, the word of God came unto John the Son of Zacharias in the wilderness: