10 And all the multitude of the people prayed outside at the time of incense,

11 Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

12 And when Zechariah saw him, he was troubled, and fear came upon him.

13 And the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias, for thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

14 And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,

15 for he shall be great in the sight of the Lord; he shall not drink wine or strong drink, and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb;

16 And he shall turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God;

17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to restore the hearts of the fathers to the children, and to the disobedient the minds of the righteous, that he may present to the Lord a prepared people.

18 And Zechariah said unto the angel, 'Whereby shall I know these things?' for I am old, and my wife is old.

19 And the angel answered and said unto him, 'I am Gabriel, standing before God, and I have been sent to speak with thee, and to preach these tidings unto thee;

20 And behold, thou shalt be silent, and shalt not be able to speak until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou hast not believed my words, which shall come to pass in due time.

21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and were amazed that he tarried in the temple.

22 And when he went out, he could not speak to them; and they understood that he had seen a vision in the temple; and he communicated with them by signs, and remained dumb.

23 And when the days of his service were finished, he returned to his house.