• Luke 1:57

    Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

  • Luke 1:58

    And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

  • Luke 1:59

    And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

  • Luke 1:60

    And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

  • Luke 1:61

    And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

  • Luke 1:62

    And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

  • Luke 1:63

    And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

  • Luke 1:64

    And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

  • Luke 1:65

    And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayingsb were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

  • Luke 1:66

    And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

  • Luke 1:67

    And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

  • Luke 1:68

    Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

  • Luke 1:69

    And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

  • Luke 1:70

    As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

  • Luke 1:71

    That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

  • Luke 1:72

    To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

  • Luke 1:73

    The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

  • Luke 1:74

    That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

  • Luke 1:75

    In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

  • Luke 1:76

    And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

  • Luke 1:77

    To give knowledge of salvation unto his people byc the remission of their sins,

  • Luke 1:78

    Through the tenderd mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

  • Luke 1:79

    To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

  • Luke 1:80

    And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

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