Luke 1:12-16

Zechariah was troubled when he saw the angel, and fear gripped him.

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John.

You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice over his birth.

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.

And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.