²⁰ Now listen. You will be silent and not be able to talk until the day that all this has happened. This is because you did not believe what I told you. At the right time all that I said will come true.'

²¹ the people were waiting for Zechariah to come out of the temple. They were surprised that he stayed in so long.

²² When he came out, he could not talk to them. They knew that he had seen something in the temple. He made signs to them with his hands and did not talk.