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Luke 1:19 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 19
And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.Luke 1:19 · King James Version
Luke 1:19 in context
17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, 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.
18And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
19And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.
20And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.
21And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
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Key words (Strong's)
- answeringapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- presenceenōpionin the presence of, before, of occupied place in that place which is before, or over…G1799 →
- GabrielgabriēlGabriel = " man of God" , one of the angel princes or chiefs of the angelsG1043 →
- angelangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
- standparistēmito place beside or near, to set at hand, to present, to proffer, to provide, to place a…G3936 →
- speaklaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
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