NASB
"Zacharias said to the angel, "How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.""
— Luke 1:18, NASB
“And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.”
“And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. ”
“Zacharias said to the angel, "How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years."”
“Zechariah said to the angel,“How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is old as well.””
“And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
“And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.”
“And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.”
"For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb.
"And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God.
"It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."
Zacharias said to the angel, "How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years."
The angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
"And behold, you shall be silent and unable to speak until the day when these things take place, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time."
The people were waiting for Zacharias, and were wondering at his delay in the temple.