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Luke 1:20 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 20
And, 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.Luke 1:20 · King James Version
Luke 1:20 in context
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.
22And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.
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Key words (Strong's)
- performedginomaito becomeG1096 →
- believestpisteuōto think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in, of the thing…G4100 →
- fulfilledplēroōto make full, to fill upG4137 →
- beholdidoubehold, see, loG2400 →
- speaklaleōto utter a voice or emit a sound, to speak, to use the tongue or the faculty of speech…G2980 →
- wordslogosof speech, a word, uttered by a living voice, embodies a conception or idea, what someone…G3056 →
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