^{13 Ref} and the messenger said unto him, `Fear not, Zacharias, for thy supplication was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name John,

^{14 Ref} and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,

^{15 Ref} for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;