Luke 1:18
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And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
In other translations
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Greek words
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