Luke 1
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Luke 1:67-79

67And his fatherG3962 ZechariahG2197 1was filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 and 2prophesiedG4395, sayingG3004:68“3BlessedG2128 be the LordG2962 GodG2316 of IsraelG2474, For He has visitedG1980 us and accomplishedG4160 4redemptionG3085 for His peopleG2992,69And has raisedG1453 upG1453 a 5hornG2768 of salvationG4991 for us In the houseG3624 of 6His servantG3816 DavidG1160--707JustG2531 as He spokeG2980 by the mouthG4750 of His holyG40 prophetsG4396 8from ancientG165 timesG165--71910SalvationG4991 11from our enemiesG2190, And from the handG5495 of allG3956 who hateG3404 us;7212To showG4160 mercyG1656 to our fathersG3962, 13And to rememberG3403 His holyG40 covenantG1242,7314The oathG3727 whichG3739 He sworeG3660 to our fatherG3962 AbrahamG11,74To grantG1325 us that we, being rescuedG4506 from the handG5495 of our enemiesG2190, Would serveG3000 Him withoutG870 fearG870,7515In holinessG3742 and righteousnessG1343 beforeG1799 Him allG3956 our daysG2250.76And you, childG3813, alsoG2532 will be calledG2564 the 16prophetG4396 of 17the MostG5310 HighG5310; For you will goG4313 on 18beforeG1799 the LordG2962 to 19prepareG2090 His waysG3598;77To giveG1325 His peopleG2992 the knowledgeG1108 of salvationG4991 20By 21the forgivenessG859 of their sinsG266,78BecauseG1223 of the tenderG4698 mercyG1656 of our GodG2316, With whichG3739 22the SunriseG395 from on highG5311 will visitG1980 us,7923To shineG2014 on thoseG3588 who sitG2521 in darknessG4655 and the shadowG4639 of deathG2288, To guideG2720 our feetG4228 into the 24wayG3598 of peaceG1515.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 1:67 Luke 1:41; Acts 2:4, 8; 9:17 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 1:67 Joel 2:28 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 1:68 1 Kin 1:48; Ps 41:13; 72:18; 106:48 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 1:68 Luke 1:71; 2:38; Heb 9:12 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 1:69 1 Sam 2:1, 10; Ps 18:2; 89:17; 132:17; Ezek 29:21 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 1:69 Matt 1:1 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 1:70 Rom 1:2 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 1:70 Acts 3:21 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 1:71 Or Deliverance ↩
  10. 10. Luke 1:71 Luke 1:68 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 1:71 Ps 106:10 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 1:72 Mic 7:20 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 1:72 Ps 105:8f, 42; 106:45 ↩
  14. 14. Luke 1:73 Gen 22:16ff; Heb 6:13 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 1:75 Eph 4:24 ↩
  16. 16. Luke 1:76 Matt 11:9 ↩
  17. 17. Luke 1:76 Luke 1:32 ↩
  18. 18. Luke 1:76 Mal 3:1; Matt 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27 ↩
  19. 19. Luke 1:76 Luke 1:17 ↩
  20. 20. Luke 1:77 Or Consisting in ↩
  21. 21. Luke 1:77 Jer 31:34; Mark 1:4 ↩
  22. 22. Luke 1:78 Mal 4:2; Eph 5:14; 2 Pet 1:19 ↩
  23. 23. Luke 1:79 Is 9:2 ↩
  24. 24. Luke 1:79 Is 59:8; Matt 4:16 ↩

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