SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:13
Mas el ngel le dijo: Zacarías, no temas; porque tu oracin ha sido oída, y tu mujer Elisabet te engendrar un hijo, y llamars su nombre Juan.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Luke 1:13
Verse 13. Thy prayer is heard] This probably refers, 1st, to the frequent prayers which he had offered to God for a son; and 2dly, to those which he had offered for the deliverance and consolation of Israel. They are all heard-thou shalt have a son, and Israel shall be saved. If fervent faithful prayers be not immediately answered, they should not be considered as lost; all such are heard by the Lord, are registered in heaven, and shall be answered in the most effectual way, and in the best time. Answers to prayer are to be received by faith; but faith should not only accompany prayer while offered on earth, but follow it all its way to the throne of grace, and stay with it before the throne till dismissed with its answer to the waiting soul. Thou shalt call his name John.] For the proper exposition of this name, see on Mark i. 4.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 13. But the angel said unto him, fear not, Zacharias , etc.] He calls him by his name; for holy men are known to angels in person, and by name; to whom they are ministering spirits, and for whose good they are concerned; and bid him not be afraid, as the angel also said to the women at Christ's sepulchre, ( Matthew 28:5) for he saw by his countenance and gestures, that he was greatly surprised and terrified at the sight of him: for thy prayer is heard ; which he had many years ago put up for a son; for it cannot be thought that he had been now praying for one, being in such an advanced age, and having for years past given up all hopes of one, and was even unbelieving, when he was told by the angel he should have one: prayer is sometimes immediately heard, and answered; and sometimes an answer is deferred a long time, to try the faith and patience of the saints, and to discover the more the wisdom, power, and goodness of God: or this may have regard to his present prayer, one branch of which might concern the coming of the Messiah, which was now expecting, and therefore is told, that his prayer was heard; since the angel that appeared to him, brought him the news of the conception and birth of his forerunner: and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son; who had been always barren, and was called so, ( Luke 1:7,36) And thou shalt call his name John; in Hebrew, Jochanan, and signifies gracious: a fit name for one that was filled with the gifts and graces of the Spirit; and was the harbinger of the Messiah, who is full of grace and truth; and the ushered in the Messiah's kingdom, which is a dispensation of grace.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 5-25 - The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, an were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they wer eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could no be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age. Whil Zacharias was burning incense in the temple, the whole multitude of the people were praying without. All the prayers we offer up to God, ar acceptable and successful only by Christ's intercession in the templ of God above. We cannot expect an interest therein if we do not pray and pray with our spirits, and are not earnest in prayer. Nor can we expect that the best of our prayers should gain acceptance, and brin an answer of peace, but through the mediation of Christ, who eve lives, making intercession. The prayers Zacharias often made, receive an answer of peace. Prayers of faith are filed in heaven, and are no forgotten. Prayers made when we were young and entering into the world may be answered when we are old and going out of the world. Mercies ar doubly sweet that are given in answer to prayer. Zacharias shall have son in his old age, who shall be instrumental in the conversion of man souls to God, and preparing them to receive the gospel of Christ. He shall go before Him with courage, zeal, holiness, and a mind dead to earthly interests and pleasures. The disobedient and rebellious woul be brought back to the wisdom of their righteous forefathers, or rather, brought to attend to the wisdom of that Just One who was comin among them. Zacharias heard all that the angel said; but his unbelie spake. In striking him dumb, God dealt justly with him, because he ha objected against God's word. We may admire the patience of God toward us. God dealt kindly with him, for thus he prevented his speaking an more distrustful, unbelieving words. Thus also God confirmed his faith If by the rebukes we are under for our sin, we are brought to give the more credit to the word of God, we have no reason to complain. Eve real believers are apt to dishonour God by unbelief; and their mouth are stopped in silence and confusion, when otherwise they would have been praising God with joy and gratitude. In God's gracious dealing with us we ought to observe his gracious regards to us. He has looke on us with compassion and favour, and therefore has thus dealt with us.
Greek Textus Receptus
ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S δε 1161 CONJ προς 4314 PREP αυτον 846 P-ASM ο 3588 T-NSM αγγελος 32 N-NSM μη 3361 PRT-N φοβου 5399 5737 V-PNM-2S ζαχαρια 2197 N-VSM διοτι 1360 CONJ εισηκουσθη 1522 5681 V-API-3S η 3588 T-NSF δεησις 1162 N-NSF σου 4675 P-2GS και 2532 CONJ η 3588 T-NSF γυνη 1135 N-NSF σου 4675 P-2GS ελισαβετ 1665 N-PRI γεννησει 1080 5692 V-FAI-3S υιον 5207 N-ASM σοι 4671 P-2DS και 2532 CONJ καλεσεις 2564 5692 V-FAI-2S το 3588 T-ASN ονομα 3686 N-ASN αυτου 846 P-GSM ιωαννην 2491 N-ASM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
13. Is heard (eishkousqh). If we render the aorist literally, was heard, we avoid the question as to what prayer is referred to. The reference is to the prayer for offspring, which, owing to his extreme years, Zacharias had probably ceased to offer, and which he certainly would not be preferring in that public and solemn service. Hence the aorist is appropriate, referring back to the past acts of prayer. "The prayer, which thou no longer offerest, was heard."John. Meaning God is favorable, or Jehovah showeth grace.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
1:13 {Is heard} (eisekousqe). First aorist passive indicative. A sort of timeless aorist, "was heard" when made, and so "is heard" now. Probably the prayer was for a son in spite of the great age of Elisabeth, though the Messianic redemption is possible also. {John} (iwanen). The word means that God is gracious. The mention of the name should have helped Zacharias to believe. The message of the angel (verses #13-17) takes on a metrical form when turned into Hebrew (Ragg) and it is a prose poem in Greek and English like #1:30-33,35-37,42-45,46-55,68-70; 2:10-12,14,29-32,34-35. Certainly Luke has preserved the earliest Christian hymns in their oldest sources. He is the first critic of the sources of the Gospels and a scholarly one.
