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Luke 1:20

And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

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ASV

And behold, thou shalt be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall come to pass, because thou believedst not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

KJV

And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
ἔσῃesēyou will beG1510 →
σιωπῶνsiōpōnsilentG4623 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
δυνάμενοςdunamenosableG1410 →
λαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakG2980 →
ἄχριachriuntilG891 →
ἧςhēsthatG3739 →
ἡμέραςhēmerasdayG2250 →
γένηταιgenētaimay happenG1096 →
ταῦτα,tautathese things,G3778 →
ἀνθ᾽anth᾽in return forG473 →
ὧνhōnthatG3739 →
οὐκouknotG3756 →
ἐπίστευσαςepisteusasyou did believeG4100 →
τοῖςtoisin theG3588 →
λόγοιςlogoiswordsG3056 →
μουmouof mineG3165 →
οἵτινεςoitineswhichG3748 →
πληρωθήσονταιplērōthēsontaiwill be fulfilledG4137 →
εἰςeisinG1519 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
καιρὸνkaironseasonG2540 →
αὐτῶν.¶autōnof them.G846 →

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Ezekiel 3:26I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.Luke 1:64Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.Ezekiel 24:27On that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped; you will speak and no longer be mute. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the LORD.”Hebrews 6:18Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.Ecclesiastes 3:2a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,2 Timothy 2:13if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.Daniel 10:15While he was speaking these words to me, I set my face toward the ground and became speechless.Luke 1:22When he came out and was unable to speak to them, they realized he had seen a vision in the temple. He kept making signs to them but remained speechless.Zechariah 8:6This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “If this is impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be impossible in My eyes?” declares the LORD of Hosts.Titus 1:2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.Luke 1:45Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”Revelation 3:19Those I love, I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.Luke 1:62–63So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”2 Kings 7:19And the officer had answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” So Elisha had replied, “You will see it with your own eyes, but you will not eat any of it!”Isaiah 7:9The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”Genesis 18:10–15Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.Job 35:15and further, that in His anger He has not punished or taken much notice of folly!

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About Luke

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