Luke 1:39-80

39And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, 40and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. 41And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, 42and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed [art] thou amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb. 43And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb. 45And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord. 46And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord, 47and my spirit has rejoiced in 1God my Saviour. 48For he has looked upon the low estate of his bondmaid; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 49For the Mighty One has done to me great things, and holy [is] his name; 50and his mercy [is] to generations and generations to them that fear him. 51He has wrought strength with his arm; he has scattered haughty [ones] in the thought of their heart. 52He has put down rulers from thrones, and exalted the lowly. 53He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty. 54He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy, 55(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever. 56And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house. 57But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son. 58And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her. 59And it came to pass on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called it after the name of his father, Zacharias. 60And his mother answering said, No; but he shall be called John. 61And they said to her, There is no one among thy kinsfolk who is called by this name. 62And they made signs to his father as to what he might wish it to be called. 63And having asked for a writing-table, he wrote saying, John is his name. And they all wondered. 64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing 2God. 65And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation. 66And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And [the] Lord's hand was with him. 67And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, 68Blessed be [the] Lord the 3God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people, 69and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant; 70as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began; 71deliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us; 72to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant, 73[the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father, 74to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear 75in piety and righteousness before him all our days. 76And thou, child, shalt be called [the] prophet of [the] Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of [the] Lord to make ready his ways; 77to give knowledge of deliverance to his people by [the] remission of their sins 78on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our 4God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us, 79to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace. 80— And the child grew and was strengthened in spirit; and he was in the deserts until the day of his shewing to Israel.