CHAPTER 2.
Zacharias and Elizabeth. Prophetic messages of Gabriel to Zacharias, Elizabeth and Mary. Birth of John. Prophecy of Zacharias.
Near Hebron in the hills of Judah, Zacharias and Elizabeth abode.
2 They were devout and just, and every day they read the Law, the Prophets and the Psalms which told of one to come, strong to redeem; and they were waiting for the king.
3 Now, Zacharias was a priest, and in his turn he led the temple service in Jerusalem.
4 It came to pass as Zacharias stood before the Lord and burned the incense in the Holy Place, that Gabriel came and stood before his face.
5 And Zacharias was afraid; he thought that some great evil was about to come upon the Jews.
6 But Gabriel said, O man of God, fear not; I bring to you, and all the world, a message of good will, and peace on earth.
7 Behold, the Prince of Peace, the king you seek, will quickly come.
8 Your wife will bear to you a son, a holy son, of whom the prophet wrote,