13. But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:
14. And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.
15. For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
16. And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.
17. And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.
18. And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.