Luke 1:18

Whereby. According to (Greek. kata, as in Luke 1:9) what [sign].

know. get to know. Greek. ginosko. App-182.

for. am an old man. To Zechariah the promise seemed to come too late; to Mary (Luke 1:34)too early.

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¹⁸ And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

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