18. And Zachariah said unto the angel, How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years.
19. And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto you, and to show you these glad tidings.
20. And, behold, you shall be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because you believe not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time.
21. And the people waited for Zachariah, and marveled that he tarried so long in the temple.
22. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
23. And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his service were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
24. And after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25. Thus has the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26. And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,