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Luke 1:57-80

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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