Luke 1:47-79
New King James Version
47 And my spirit has (A)rejoiced in (B)God my Savior.
48 For (C)He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth (D)all generations will call me blessed.
49 For He who is mighty (E)has done great things for me,
And (F)holy is His name.
50 And (G)His mercy is on those who fear Him
From generation to generation.
51 (H)He has shown strength with His arm;
(I)He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
52 (J)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.
53 He has (K)filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich He has sent away empty.
54 He has helped His (L)servant Israel,
(M)In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (N)As He spoke to our (O)fathers,
To Abraham and to his (P)seed forever.”
56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.
Birth of John the Baptist
57 Now Elizabeth’s full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son. 58 When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they (Q)rejoiced with her.
Circumcision of John the Baptist
59 So it was, (R)on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. 60 His mother answered and said, (S)“No; he shall be called John.”
61 But they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by this name.” 62 So they made signs to his father—what he would have him called.
63 And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” So they all marveled. 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, praising God. 65 Then fear came on all who dwelt around them; and all these sayings were discussed throughout all the hill country of Judea. 66 And all those who heard them (T)kept them in their hearts, saying, “What kind of child will this be?” And (U)the hand of the Lord was with him.
Zacharias’ Prophecy
67 Now his father Zacharias (V)was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
68 “Blessed(W) is the Lord God of Israel,
For (X)He has visited and redeemed His people,
69 (Y)And has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David,
70 (Z)As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets,
Who have been (AA)since the world began,
71 That we should be saved from our enemies
And from the hand of all who hate us,
72 (AB)To perform the mercy promised to our fathers
And to remember His holy covenant,
73 (AC)The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:
74 To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might (AD)serve Him without fear,
75 (AE)In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
76 “And you, child, will be called the (AF)prophet of the Highest;
For (AG)you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77 To give (AH)knowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins,
78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the [a]Dayspring from on high [b]has visited us;
79 (AI)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To (AJ)guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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