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Luke 1:18
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KJ21
And Zacharias said unto the angel, “Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.”
ASV
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
AMP
And Zacharias said to the angel, “How will I be certain of this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in age.”
AMPC
And Zachariah said to the angel, By what shall I know and be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.
BRG
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
CSB
“How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
CSBA
‘How can I know this? ’ Zechariah asked the angel. ‘For I am an old man, and my wife is well on in years.’
CEB
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? My wife and I are very old.”
CJB
Z’kharyah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man; my wife too is well on in years.”
CEV
Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this is going to happen? My wife and I are both very old.”
DARBY
And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this, for *I* am an old man, and my wife advanced in years?
DLNT
And Zechariah said to the angel, “Based-on what shall I know this? For I am an old-man, and my wife is advanced in her days”.
DRA
And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.
ERV
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is also old.”
EASY
Zechariah asked the angel, ‘How can I be sure about this? You know that I am an old man. My wife is also old.’
EHV
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this, because I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years?”
ESV
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
ESVUK
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
EXB
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know ·that what you say is true [L this]? [L For] I am an old man, and my wife is old, too [Gen. 17:17].”
GNV
Then Zacharias said unto the Angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is of a great age.
GW
Zechariah said to the angel, “What proof is there for this? I’m an old man, and my wife is beyond her childbearing years.”
GNT
Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know if this is so? I am an old man, and my wife is old also.”
HCSB
“How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
ICB
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is old too.”
ISV
Then Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this, since I am an old man, and my wife is getting older?”
PHILLIPS
But Zacharias replied to the angel, “How can I know that this is true? I am an old man myself and my wife is getting on in years ...”
JUB
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.
KJV
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
AKJV
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
LSB
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”
LEB
And Zechariah said to the angel, “By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years!”
TLB
Zacharias said to the angel, “But this is impossible! I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”
MSG
Zachariah said to the angel, “Do you expect me to believe this? I’m an old man and my wife is an old woman.”
MEV
Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man and my wife well advanced in years.”
MOUNCE
But Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man and · my wife is advanced in · years?”
NOG
Zechariah said to the angel, “What proof is there for this? I’m an old man, and my wife is beyond her childbearing years.”
NABRE
Then Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
NASB
Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her years.”
NASB1995
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.”
NCB
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be assured of this? For I am an old man and my wife is well past the stage of giving birth.”
NCV
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that what you say is true? I am an old man, and my wife is old, too.”
NET
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.”
NIRV
Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man, and my wife is old too.”
NIV
Zechariah asked the angel, “How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years.”
NIVUK
Zechariah asked the angel, ‘How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well on in years.’
NKJV
And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.”
NLV
Zacharias said to the angel, “How can I know this for sure? I am old and my wife is old also.”
NLT
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I be sure this will happen? I’m an old man now, and my wife is also well along in years.”
NMB
And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be sure of this, seeing that I am old, and my wife well stricken in years?
NRSVA
Zechariah said to the angel, ‘How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.’
NRSVACE
Zechariah said to the angel, ‘How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.’
NRSVCE
Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know that this is so? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.”
NRSVUE
Zechariah said to the angel, “How can I know that this will happen? For I am an old man, and my wife is getting on in years.”
NTFE
“How can I be sure of this?” said Zechariah to the angel. “I’m an old man! My wife’s not as young as she used to be, either!”
OJB
And Zecharyah said to the malach, Just how will I have daas that this is so? For I am old and my isha is advanced in her yamim (days). [BERESHIS 15:8; 17:17]
RGT
Then Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is of a great age.”
RSV
And Zechari′ah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
RSVCE
And Zechari′ah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”
TLV
Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this for certain? I’m an old man, and my wife is well-advanced in age.”
VOICE
Zacharias: How can I be sure of what you’re telling me? I am an old man, and my wife is far past the normal age for women to bear children. This is hard to believe!
WEB
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.”
WE
Then Zechariah said to the angel, `How can I know that this will happen? I am an old man and my wife is also old.'
WYC
And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereof shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife hath gone far in her days.
YLT
And Zacharias said unto the messenger, `Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'
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