Luke 1:18-20

New Catholic Bible

¹⁸ 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.” ¹⁹ The angel replied, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to convey to you this good news. ²⁰ But now, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their appointed time, you will lose your power of speech and will become mute until the day that these things take place.”