15. For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
16. And he will convert many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.
17. And he will go before him with the spirit and power of Elijah, so that he may turn the hearts of the fathers to the sons, and the incredulous to the prudence of the just, so as to prepare for the Lord a completed people."
18. And Zechariah said to the Angel: "How may I know this? For I am elderly, and my wife is advanced in years."
19. And in response, the Angel said to him: "I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I have been sent to speak to you, and to proclaim these things to you.
20. And behold, you will be silent and unable to speak, until the day on which these things shall be, because you have not believed my words, which will be fulfilled in their time."
21. And the people were waiting for Zechariah. And they wondered why he was being delayed in the temple.
22. Then, when he came out, he was unable to speak to them. And they realized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was making signs to them, but he remained mute.
23. And it happened that, after the days of his office were completed, he went away to his house.
24. Then, after those days, his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she hid herself for five months, saying:
25. "For the Lord did this for me, at the time when he decided to take away my reproach among men."
26. Then, in the sixth month, the Angel Gabriel was sent by God, to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27. to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.
28. And upon entering, the Angel said to her: "Hail, full of grace. The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women."