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76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,
    for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,(A)
77 to give his people knowledge of salvation
    by the forgiveness of their sins.(B)
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
    the dawn from on high will break[a] upon[b] us,
79 to shine upon those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into the way of peace.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1.78 Other ancient authorities read has broken
  2. 1.78 Gk will visit

76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(A) of the Most High;(B)
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(C)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
    through the forgiveness of their sins,(D)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun(E) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,(F)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(G)

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