Study it in the app“And look, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.””
Andκαὶlook,ἰδοὺyou will beἔσῃsilentσιωπῶνandκαὶnotμὴableδυνάμενοςto speakλαλῆσαιuntilἄχριthe dayἧς ἡμέραςthatἧςthese thingsταῦταhappen,γένηταιbecauseἀνθ’ ὧνyou did notοὐκbelieveἐπίστευσαςmy words,τοῖς λόγοις μουwhichοἵτινεςwill be fulfilledπληρωθήσονταιinεἰςtheir time.”τὸν καιρὸν αὐτῶν
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “esēi” appearsbe silent
Be silent, keep quiet.
Where else “siōpōn” appearscan, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynamenos” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēsai” appearsuntil
Until; as far as.
Where else “achri” appearsday
A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”
Where else “hēmeras” appearshappen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “genētai” appearsbecause
Because, therefore.
Where else “anth” appearsbelieve
To believe something is true.
Where else “episteusas” appearsword
What someone says or teaches.
Where else “logois” appearsbe fulfilled
For what was foretold to come true.
Where else “plērōthēsontai” appearsright time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairon” appears19And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
20 · This verse (above)
21And the people were waiting for Zechariah, and they were wondering at his delay in the sanctuary.
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?
