Berean Standard Bible

Luke 1:39-80

InG1722 thoseG3778 daysG2250 MaryG3137 got readyG450 and hurriedG4198 G3326 G4710 toG1519 a townG4172 inG1519 theG3588 hill countryG3714 of JudahG2448, 40where she enteredG1525 G1519 theG3588 homeG3624 of ZechariahG2197 andG2532 greetedG782 ElizabethG1665.

WhenG1096 G5613 ElizabethG1665 heardG191 Mary’sG3137 greetingG783, theG3588 babyG1025 leapedG4640 inG1722 herG846 wombG2836, andG2532 ElizabethG1665 was filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 42 In a loudG3173 voiceG2906 she exclaimedG400 G2532 G2036, “Blessed areG2127 youG4771 amongG1722 womenG1135, andG2532 blessed isG2127 theG3588 fruitG2590 ofG3588 yourG4771 wombG2836! 43AndG2532 whyG4159 am IG1473 soG3778 honored, thatG2443 theG3588 motherG3384 ofG3588 myG1473 LordG2962 should comeG2064 toG4314 meG1473? 44ForG1063 as soonG2400 asG5613 theG3588 soundG5456 ofG3588 yourG4771 greetingG783 reachedG1096 G1519 myG1473 earsG3775, theG3588 babyG1025 inG1722 myG1473 wombG2836 leapedG4640 forG1722 joyG20. 45 BlessedG3107 is she whoG3588 has believedG4100 thatG3754 the Lord’sG2962 wordG3588 G2980 to herG846 will beG1510 fulfilledG5050.”

“MyG1473 soulG5590 magnifiesG3170 theG3588 LordG2962,47andG2532 myG1473 spiritG4151 rejoicesG21 inG1909 GodG2316 myG1473 SaviorG4990!48ForG3754 He has looked with favorG1914 onG1909 theG3588 humble stateG5014 ofG3588 HisG846 servantG1399.FromG575 now onG3568 allG3956 generationsG1074 will call me blessedG1063 G2400 G1473 G3106.49ForG3754 theG3588 Mighty OneG1415 has doneG4160 great thingsG3173 for meG1473 .HolyG40 is HisG846 nameG3686.50 HisG846 mercyG1656 extends to thoseG3588 who fearG5399 HimG846,from generationG1074 toG2532 generationG1074.51He has performedG4160 mighty deedsG2904 withG1722 HisG846 armG1023;He has scatteredG1287 those who are proudG5244in the thoughtsG1271 of theirG846 heartsG2588.52He has brought downG2507 rulersG1413 fromG575 their thronesG2362,but has exaltedG5312 the humbleG5011.53He has filledG1705 the hungryG3983 with good thingsG18,but has sentG1821 the rich awayG4147 emptyG2756.54He has helpedG482 HisG846 servantG3816 IsraelG2474,rememberingG3403 to be mercifulG1656,55asG2531 He promisedG2980 toG4314 ourG1473 fathersG3962 ,to AbrahamG11 andG2532 hisG846 descendantsG4690 foreverG1519 G3588 G165.”

MaryG3137 stayedG3306 withG4862 Elizabeth for aboutG5613 threeG5140 monthsG3376 and thenG2532 returnedG5290 homeG1519 G846 G3588 G3624.

57WhenG1161 theG3588 timeG5550 cameG4130 forG3588 ElizabethG1665 to have her childG846 G5088 , she gave birth toG1080 a sonG5207. 58 HerG846 neighborsG4040 andG2532 relativesG4773 heardG191 thatG3754 the LordG2962 had shown her greatG3170 G846 G3326 mercyG1656, andG2532 they rejoiced withG4796 herG846.

59OnG1722 theG3588 eighthG3590 dayG2250 , whenG1096 they cameG2064 to circumciseG4059 theG3588 childG3813 , they were going to nameG2564 him afterG1909 G3588 G3686 hisG846 fatherG3962 ZechariahG2197. 60ButG2532 hisG846 motherG3384 repliedG611 G2036, “NoG3780 ! He shall be calledG2564 JohnG2491.”

They saidG2036 toG4314 herG846 , “There isG1510 no oneG3762 amongG1537 yourG4771 relativesG4772 whoG3739 bearsG2564 thisG3778 nameG3686.” 62So they made signsG1770 toG3588 hisG846 fatherG3962 to find out whatG5101 G302 he wantedG2309 to nameG2564 the child.

Zechariah asked forG154 a tabletG4093 and wroteG1125 , “HisG846 nameG3686 isG1510 JohnG2491.” AndG2532 they were all amazedG3956 G2296. 64 ImmediatelyG3916 Zechariah’s mouthG4750 was openedG455 andG2532 hisG846 tongueG1100 was released, andG2532 he began to speakG2980, praisingG2127 GodG2316.

AllG3956 theirG3588 neighborsG4039 G846 were filled withG1096 G1909 aweG5401, andG2532 people throughoutG1722 G3650 theG3588 hill countryG3714 of JudeaG2449 were talking aboutG1255 theseG3778 eventsG4487. 66AndG2532 allG3956 who heardG191 this wonderedG5087 inG1722 theirG846 heartsG2588 and askedG3004, “WhatG5101 thenG686 will thisG3778 childG3813 becomeG1510 ?” ForG1063 the Lord’sG2962 handG5495 wasG1510 withG3326 himG846.

67ThenG2532 hisG846 fatherG3962 ZechariahG2197 was filledG4130 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 andG2532 prophesiedG4395 :

68“Blessed beG2128 the LordG2962, theG3588 GodG2316 of IsraelG2474,becauseG3754 He has visitedG1980 andG2532 redeemedG4160 G3085 HisG846 peopleG2992.69 He has raised upG1453 a hornG2768 of salvationG4991 for usG1473inG1722 the houseG3624 of HisG846 servantG3816 DavidG1138,70asG2531 He spokeG2980 throughG1223 G4750 HisG846 holyG40 prophetsG4396,those ofG575 ages pastG165,71salvationG4991 fromG1537 ourG1473 enemiesG2190andG2532 fromG1537 the handG5495 of allG3956 whoG3588 hateG3404 usG1473,72to showG4160 mercyG1656 toG3326 ourG1473 fathersG3962andG2532 to rememberG3403 HisG846 holyG40 covenantG1242,73the oathG3727 He sworeG3660 toG4314 ourG1473 fatherG3962 AbrahamG11 ,to grantG1325 usG1473 74deliveranceG4506 fromG1537 hostileG2190 handsG5495,that we may serveG3000 HimG846 without fearG870,75inG1722 holinessG3742 andG2532 righteousnessG1343 beforeG1799 HimG846allG3956 theG3588 daysG2250 of our livesG1473.

76AndG2532 G1161 youG4771, childG3813, will be calledG2564a prophetG4396 of the Most HighG5310;forG1063 you will go onG4313 beforeG1799 the LordG2962to prepareG2090 the wayG3598 for HimG846,77 to giveG1325 toG3588 HisG846 peopleG2992 the knowledgeG1108 of salvationG4991throughG1722 the forgivenessG859 of theirG846 sinsG266,78because ofG1223 the tenderG4698 mercyG1656 of ourG1473 GodG2316,byG1722 whichG3739 the DawnG395 1 will visitG1980 usG1473 fromG1537 on highG5311,79to shine onG2014 those whoG3588 liveG2521 inG1722 darknessG4655andG2532 in the shadowG4639 of deathG2288 ,to guideG2720 ourG1473 feetG4228intoG1519 the pathG3598 of peaceG1515.”

80AndG1161 theG3588 childG3813 grewG837 andG2532 became strongG2901 in spiritG4151;2 andG2532 he livedG1510 inG1722 theG3588 wildernessG2048 untilG2193 the timeG2250 of hisG846 public appearanceG323 toG4314 IsraelG2474.

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