Luke 1:46-66

21st Century King James Version

⁴⁶ And Mary said, “My soul doth magnify the Lord,

⁴⁷ and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.

⁴⁸ For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden; for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

⁴⁹ For He that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is His name.

⁵⁰ And His mercy is on them that fear Him, from generation to generation.

⁵¹ He hath shown strength with His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵² He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

⁵³ He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴ He hath helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy,

⁵⁵ as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.”

⁵⁶ And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷ Now Elizabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸ And her neighbors and her kindred heard how the Lord had shown great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹ And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰ But his mother answered and said, “Not so, but he shall be called John.”

⁶¹ And they said unto her, “There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.”

⁶² And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³ And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, saying, “His name is John.” And they marveled all.

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke and praised God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all who dwelt round about them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶ And all those who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What manner of child shall this be?” And the hand of the Lord was with him.