There was in the days of Herod, king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah: and he had a wife of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him , and fear fell upon him.

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: because thy supplication 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 well stricken in years.

And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they marvelled while he tarried in the temple.

and entered into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth.

And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father.

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.