"Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you scour sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is gained, you make him twofold more a son of hell than you are, yourselves.

In the reign of Herod, King of Judea, there was a certain priest, named Zachariah, belonging to the class of Abijah. He had a wife named Elizabeth,

Now while Zachariah was acting as priest before God in the due course of his class, it fell to his lot, according to the custom of priesthood,

And as he saw him Zachariah was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

But the Angel said to him. "Do not be afraid, Zachariah, because your petition has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.

"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."

Meanwhile the people were waiting for Zachariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the sanctuary.

and there she came into the house of Zachariah, and greeted Elizabeth.

and came on the eighth day to circumcise the child. They were about to call him "Zachariah," after his father,

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

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert.

"from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the alter and the sanctuary; yes; I tell you, it shall be required of this generation!

For inasmuch as he himself has suffered, being tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted, he is also able instantly to succor those who are tempted.