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76 “And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest;
    for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to His people
    by the remission of their sins,
78 through the tender mercy of our God,
    whereby the sunrise from on high has visited us;
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he remained in the wilderness until the day of his appearance to Israel.

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