and entered Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth.

Now the time came for Elizabeth to have her baby, and she gave birth to a son.

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

After some time his wife Elizabeth became pregnant, and for five months she kept herself in seclusion. She said,

But they did not have a child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both very old.

“And look, your relative Elizabeth has also become pregnant with a son in her old age – although she was called barren, she is now in her sixth month!

During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.

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.