But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard: your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.
In context
11Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. 12Zechariah was shaken at the sight, and fear came over him. 13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah. Your prayer has been heard: your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John. 14He will be your joy and your delight, and many will rejoice that he was born, 15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.
