When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now the time that Elizabeth should give birth was fulfilled, and she gave birth to a son.
- KJV Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
- NKJV Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.
- NASB Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.
- NLT When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son.
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Quick answer
The time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son. God's promise to Zacharias is fulfilled.
Overview
The birth of John fulfills the angel's announcement to Zacharias. The once-barren Elizabeth now holds the promised child. God's faithfulness is again demonstrated in the arrival of the forerunner.
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Cross-references · 4
- Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
- Gen 21:2–3So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
- Luke 2:6–7While they were there, the time came for her Child to be born.
- Num 23:19God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?
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