Luke 1:18
Modern Translations
New International Version
Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this? I am an old man and my wife is well along in years."

New Living Translation
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.”

English Standard Version
And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”

Berean Study Bible
“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

New American Standard Bible
Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her years.”

NASB 1995
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."

NASB 1977
And Zacharias said to the angel, “How shall I know this for certain? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.”

Amplified Bible
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.”

Christian Standard Bible
“How can I know this? ” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How can I know this?" Zechariah asked the angel. "For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years."

Contemporary English Version
Zechariah said to the angel, "How will I know this is going to happen? My wife and I are both very old."

Good News Translation
Zechariah said to the angel, "How shall I know if this is so? I am an old man, and my wife is old also."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Zechariah said to the angel, "What proof is there for this? I'm an old man, and my wife is beyond her childbearing years."

International Standard Version
Then Zechariah asked the angel, "How can I be sure of this, since I am an old man, and my wife is getting older?"

NET Bible
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."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

New King James Version
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.”

King James 2000 Bible
And Zachariah said unto the angel, How shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well advanced in years.

New Heart English Bible
Zechariah 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."

World English Bible
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."

American King James Version
And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

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

A Faithful Version
Then Zacharias said to the angel, "By what means shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years."

Darby Bible Translation
And Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this, for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in years?

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then Zacharias said vnto ye Angel, Whereby shall I knowe this? For I am an olde man, and my wife is of a great age.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And Zacharias saide vnto the Angel: By what token shall I know this? For I am olde, and my wyfe well stricken in yeres.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Zachary sayde vnto the Angel: Wherby shal I knowe this? For I am olde, and my wife well stricken in age.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And Zacharias sayde vnto ye angell: Wher by shall I knowe this? seinge that I am olde and my wyfe well stricken in yeares.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Zacharias said to the messenger, “Whereby will I know this? For I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?”

Berean Literal Bible
And Zechariah said to the angel, "By what will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her years."

Young's Literal Translation
And Zacharias said unto the messenger, 'Whereby shall I know this? for I am aged, and my wife is advanced in her days?'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Zacharias said to the messenger, By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife advanced in her days.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And Zechariah said to the angel, By what will I know this? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in her years.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Zechariah said to the Angel: “How may I know this? For I am elderly, and my wife is advanced in years.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Zacharia said to the Angel, “How shall I know this, for I am old and my wife is advanced in her days?”

Lamsa Bible
And Zacharias said to the angel, How will I understand this? for I am an old man, and my wife is well on in years.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Zachariah said to the angel: By what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is advanced in years.

Godbey New Testament
And Zacharias said to the angel: According to what shall I know this? for I am old and my wife advanced in her days.

Haweis New Testament
And Zacharias said to the angel, By what shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife far advanced in her age.

Mace New Testament
But Zacharias said to the angel, by what sign shall I know this? for I am old, and my wife is of a great age.

Weymouth New Testament
"By what proof," asked Zechariah, "shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years."

Worrell New Testament
And Zacharias said to the angel, "By what shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in her days."

Worsley New Testament
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife far advanced in years.
















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