Luke 1:13-17
1:13 But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard,
and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you
will name him John.
1:14 Joy and gladness will come
to you, and many will rejoice at
his birth,
1:15 for he will be great in the sight of
the Lord. He
must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
1:16 He
will turn
many of the people
of Israel to the Lord their God.
1:17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord
in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
Luke 1:76
1:76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High.
For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,