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Luke 1:39-80
New American Standard Bible 1995

Mary Visits Elizabeth

39 Now [a]at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to (A)the hill country, to a city of Judah, 40 and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was (B)filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 And she cried out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! 43 And [b]how has it happened to me, that the mother of (C)my Lord would come to me? 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy. 45 And (D)blessed is she who [c]believed that there would be a fulfillment of what had been spoken to her [d]by the Lord.”

The Magnificat

46 And Mary said:

“(E)My soul [e](F)exalts the Lord,
47 And (G)my spirit has rejoiced in (H)God my Savior.
48 “For (I)He has had regard for the humble state of His [f]bondslave;
For behold, from this time on all generations will count me (J)blessed.
49 “For the Mighty One has done great things for me;
And holy is His name.
50 “(K)And His mercy is [g]upon generation after generation
Toward those who fear Him.
51 “(L)He has done [h]mighty deeds with His arm;
He has scattered those who were proud in the [i]thoughts of their heart.
52 “He has brought down rulers from their thrones,
And has (M)exalted those who were humble.
53 “(N)He has filled the hungry with good things;
And sent away the rich empty-handed.
54 “He has given help to Israel His servant,
[j]In remembrance of His mercy,
55 (O)As He spoke to our fathers,
(P)To Abraham and his [k]descendants forever.”

56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

John Is Born

57 Now the time [l]had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had [m](Q)displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.

59 And it happened that on (R)the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him Zacharias, [n]after his father. 60 But his mother answered and said, “No indeed; but (S)he shall be called John.” 61 And they said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who is called by that name.” 62 And they (T)made signs to his father, as to what he wanted him called. 63 And he asked for a tablet and wrote as follows, “(U)His name is John.” And they were all astonished. 64 (V)And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God. 65 Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all (W)the hill country of Judea. 66 All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, “What then will this child turn out to be?” For (X)the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.

Zacharias’s Prophecy

67 And his father Zacharias (Y)was filled with the Holy Spirit, and (Z)prophesied, saying:

68 “(AA)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
For He has visited us and accomplished (AB)redemption for His people,
69 And has raised up a (AC)horn of salvation for us
In the house of David (AD)His servant—
70 (AE)As He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets (AF)from of old—
71 [o](AG)Salvation (AH)from our enemies,
And from the hand of all who hate us;
72 (AI)To show mercy toward our fathers,
(AJ)And to remember His holy covenant,
73 (AK)The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,
74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,
Might serve Him without fear,
75 (AL)In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
76 “And you, child, will be called the (AM)prophet of (AN)the Most High;
For you will go on (AO)before the Lord to (AP)prepare His ways;
77 To give to His people the knowledge of salvation
[p]By (AQ)the forgiveness of their sins,
78 Because of the tender mercy of our God,
With which (AR)the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
79 (AS)To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To guide our feet into the (AT)way of peace.”

80 (AU)And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:39 Lit in these days
  2. Luke 1:43 Lit from where this to me
  3. Luke 1:45 Or believed, because there will be
  4. Luke 1:45 Lit from
  5. Luke 1:46 Lit makes great
  6. Luke 1:48 I.e. female slave
  7. Luke 1:50 Lit unto generations and generations
  8. Luke 1:51 Lit might
  9. Luke 1:51 Lit thought, attitude
  10. Luke 1:54 Lit So as to remember
  11. Luke 1:55 Lit seed
  12. Luke 1:57 Lit was fulfilled
  13. Luke 1:58 Lit magnified
  14. Luke 1:59 Lit after the name of
  15. Luke 1:71 Or Deliverance
  16. Luke 1:77 Or Consisting in
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