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Luke 1:39-80

39And MaryG3137 aroseG450 in these daysG2250 and wentG4198 into the hillG3714 countryG3714 with haste, into a cityG4172 of JudahG2455; 40and enteredG1525 into the houseG3624 of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth. 41And it cameG1096 to passG1096, whenG5613 Elisabeth heardG191 the salutation of MaryG3137, the babe leapedG4640 in her wombG2836; and Elisabeth was filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151; 42and she lifted up her voice with a loudG3173 cry, and saidG3004, BlessedG2127 art thou among womenG1135, and blessedG2127 is the fruitG2590 of thy wombG2836. 43And whence is this to me, that the motherG3384 of my LordG2962 should comeG2064 unto me? 44For beholdG2400, whenG5613 the voiceG5456 of thy salutation cameG1096 into mineG1473 earsG3775, the babe leapedG4640 in my wombG2836 for joy. 45And blessed isG1510 she that believedG4100; for there shall beG1510 a fulfilment of the things which have beenG1510 spokenG2980 to her from the LordG2962. 46And MaryG3137 saidG3004,

My soulG5590 doth magnify the LordG2962,47And my spiritG4151 hath rejoicedG21 in GodG2316 my Saviour.48For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid:For beholdG2400, from henceforth all generationsG1074 shall call me blessed.49For he that is mightyG1415 hath done to me greatG3173 things;And holyG40 is his nameG3686.50And his mercyG1656 is unto generationsG1074 and generationsG1074On them that fearG5399 him.51He hath showed strengthG2904 with his armG1023;He hath scatteredG1287 the proud in the imagination of their heartG2588.52He hath put down princes from their thronesG2362,And hath exaltedG5312 them of low degree.53The hungryG3983 he hath filled with goodG18 thingsG18;And the richG4147 he hath sent emptyG2756 awayG1821.54He hath given helpG482 to IsraelG2474 his servantG3816,That he might rememberG3403 mercyG165655(As he spake unto our fathersG3962)Toward AbrahamG11 and his seedG4690 for ever.

56And MaryG3137 abode with her about threeG5140 monthsG3376, and returnedG5290 unto her houseG3624.

57NowG1161 Elisabeth’s timeG5550 was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forthG5088 a sonG5207. 58And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heardG191 that the LordG2962 had magnifiedG3170 his mercyG1656 towards her; and they rejoiced with her. 59And it cameG2064 to passG1096 on the eighthG3590 dayG2250, that they cameG2064 to circumciseG4059 the childG3813; and they would have calledG2564 him Zacharias, after the nameG3686 of his fatherG3962. 60And his motherG3384 answeredG611 and saidG3004, Not so; but he shall be calledG2564 JohnG2491. 61And they saidG3004 unto her, There isG1510 noneG3762 of thy kindred that isG1510 calledG2564 by this nameG3686. 62And they made signs to his fatherG3962, what he would have him calledG2564. 63And he askedG154 for a writingG1125 tablet, and wroteG1125, sayingG3004, His nameG3686 isG1510 JohnG2491. And they marvelled all. 64And his mouthG4750 was openedG455 immediatelyG3916, and his tongueG1100 loosed, and he spake, blessingG2127 GodG2316. 65And fearG5401 cameG1096 on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hillG3714 countryG3714 of Judæa. 66And all that heardG191 them laidG5087 them up in their heartG2588, sayingG3004, What then shall this childG3813 beG1510? For the handG5495 of the LordG2962 wasG1510 with him.

67And his fatherG3962 Zacharias was filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, and prophesiedG4395, sayingG3004,

68Blessedbethe LordG2962, the GodG2316 of IsraelG2474;For he hath visited and wrought redemptionG3085 for his peopleG2992,69And hath raisedG1453 up a hornG2768 of salvationG4991 for us In the houseG3624 of his servantG3816 DavidG113870(As he spake by the mouthG4750 of his holyG40 prophetsG4396 that have been from of old),71SalvationG4991 from our enemiesG2190, and from the handG5495 of all that hateG3404 us;72To show mercyG1656 towards our fathersG3962,And to rememberG3403 his holyG40 covenantG1242;73The oathG3727 which he sware unto AbrahamG11 our fatherG3962,74To grant unto us that we being deliveredG4506 out of the handG5495 of our enemiesG2190Should serveG3000 him without fearG870,75In holinessG3742 and righteousnessG1343 before him all our daysG2250.76Yea and thou, childG3813, shalt be calledG2564 the prophetG4396 of the MostG5310 HighG5310:For thou shalt goG4313 before the faceG4383 of the LordG2962 to makeG2090 readyG2090 his waysG3598;77To giveG1325 knowledgeG1108 of salvationG4991 unto his peopleG2992In the remission of their sinsG266,78Because of the tender mercyG1656 of our GodG2316,Whereby the dayspring from on highG5311 shall visitG1980 us,79To shine upon them that sitG2521 in darknessG4655 and the shadowG4639 of deathG2288;To guide our feetG4228 into the wayG3598 of peaceG1515.

80And the childG3813 grewG837, and waxed strong in spiritG4151, and wasG1510 in the deserts till the dayG2250 of his showing unto IsraelG2474.

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