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Luke 1:41-80
English Standard Version
Luke 1:41-80
English Standard Version
41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth (A)was filled with the Holy Spirit, 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, (B)“Blessed are you among women, and (C)blessed is (D)the fruit of your womb! 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of (E)my Lord should come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 And (F)blessed is she who believed that there would be[a] a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat
46 And Mary said,
(G)“My (H)soul (I)magnifies the Lord,
47 (J)and my (K)spirit rejoices in (L)God my Savior,
48 for (M)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on all generations (N)will call me blessed;
49 for (O)he who is mighty (P)has done great things for me,
and (Q)holy is his name.
50 And (R)his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 (S)He has shown strength with his arm;
(T)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 (U)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
(V)and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled (W)the hungry with good things,
and the rich (X)he has sent away empty.
54 He has (Y)helped (Z)his servant Israel,
(AA)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (AB)as he spoke to our fathers,
(AC)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
The Birth of John the Baptist
57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. 58 And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord (AD)had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her. 59 And (AE)on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. And they would have called him Zechariah after his father, 60 but his mother answered, “No; (AF)he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “None of your relatives is called by this name.” 62 And (AG)they made signs to his father, inquiring what he wanted him to be called. 63 And he asked for (AH)a writing tablet and wrote, (AI)“His name is John.” And they all wondered. 64 (AJ)And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue (AK)loosed, and he spoke, (AL)blessing God. 65 And (AM)fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all (AN)the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them (AO)laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For (AP)the hand of the Lord was with him.
Zechariah's Prophecy
67 And his father Zechariah (AQ)was filled with the Holy Spirit and (AR)prophesied, saying,
68 (AS)“Blessed be the Lord (AT)God of Israel,
for he has (AU)visited and (AV)redeemed his people
69 and (AW)has raised up (AX)a horn of salvation for us
(AY)in the house of his servant David,
70 (AZ)as (BA)he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
71 (BB)that we should be saved from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us;
72 (BC)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and (BD)to remember his holy (BE)covenant,
73 (BF)the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
might serve him (BG)without fear,
75 (BH)in holiness and righteousness before him (BI)all our days.
76 And you, child, will be called (BJ)the prophet of (BK)the Most High;
for (BL)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
(BM)in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the (BN)tender mercy of our God,
whereby (BO)the sunrise shall (BP)visit us[b] (BQ)from on high
79 to (BR)give light to (BS)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into (BT)the way of (BU)peace.”
80 (BV)And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was (BW)in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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Luke 1:41-80
New International Version
Luke 1:41-80
New International Version
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.(A) 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women,(B) and blessed is the child you will bear! 43 But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord(C) should come to me? 44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”
Mary’s Song(D)
46 And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord(E)
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,(F)
48 for he has been mindful
of the humble state of his servant.(G)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,(H)
49 for the Mighty One has done great things(I) for me—
holy is his name.(J)
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him,
from generation to generation.(K)
51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(L)
he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(M)
52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
but has lifted up the humble.(N)
53 He has filled the hungry with good things(O)
but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
remembering to be merciful(P)
55 to Abraham and his descendants(Q) forever,
just as he promised our ancestors.”
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
The Birth of John the Baptist
57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise(R) the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”(S)
61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”
62 Then they made signs(T) to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”(U) 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak,(V) praising God. 65 All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea(W) people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.(X)
Zechariah’s Song
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit(Y) and prophesied:(Z)
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(AA)
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(AB)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](AC) of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David(AD)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(AE)
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(AF)
and to remember his holy covenant,(AG)
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(AH)
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him(AI) without fear(AJ)
75 in holiness and righteousness(AK) before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(AL) of the Most High;(AM)
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(AN)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,(AO)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(AP) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,(AQ)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(AR)
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[b];(AS) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
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