1:11 - An angel of God came and stood on the the right side of the incense altar.
1:12 - When Zacharias spotted him he was very worried and afraid.
1:13 - And the angel said to Zacharias, Do not fear; your prayer is heard and your wife Elisabeth will give you a son and you will name your son John.
1:14 - You will be ecstatic and lots of people will be incredibly grateful for his birth.
1:15 - The Lord will delight with the sight of him, drinking neither wine or spirits, and the holy spirit shall inhabit him, even from within his mothers womb.
1:16 - He will convert the children of Israel to Christianity.
1:17 - And he will go ahead of him in the same way as Elias, to reconcile parents and children and make foolish people listen to sense, to make sure the people are ready for the Lord.
1:18 - How can I be sure of what your telling me, ask Zacharias of the angel. You know my wife and I all way to old for this.
1:19 - Then the angel responded to him, saying, I am Gabriel, whose place is with God, and I have been sent to speak to you and give you this good news.
1:20 - And, look, you will not be able to talk until the time all the things I have mentioned happens, due to your not believing what I have said, and these things should happen in their own time.