gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great
in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong
drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his
mother's womb. 16 And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the
Lord their God. 17 And he will go before him in the spirit and power of
Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the
disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared
for the Lord." 18 And Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know
this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." 19
And the angel answered him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence
of God; and I was sent to speak to you, and to bring you this good
news. 20 And behold, you will be silent and not able to speak until the
day that these things come to pass, because you did not believe my
words, which will be fulfilled in their time." 21 And the people were
waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the
temple. 22 But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they
perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he made signs to
them and remained speechless. 23 And when his time of service was
completed, he went to his home. 24 After these days his wife Elizabeth
conceived, and for five months she hid herself, saying, 25 "Thus the
Lord has done to me, in the days when he looked on me, to take away my
reproach among people."



2.20 Gabriel visits the Virgin Mary

LK 1:26-38

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a