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The Prophecy of Zechariah

67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
    for He has visited and redeemed His people,
69 and has raised up a horn of salvation for us
    in the house of His servant David,
70 as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets of long ago,
71 that we should be saved from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us,
72 to perform the mercy promised to our fathers
    and to remember His holy covenant,
73     the oath which He swore to our father Abraham,
74 to grant us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies,
    might serve Him without fear,
75     in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.

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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67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

68 Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel;
For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of his servant David
70 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),
71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
72 To show mercy towards our fathers,
And to remember his holy covenant;
73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father,
74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies
Should serve him without fear,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High:
For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;
77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
In the remission of their sins,
78 Because of the [a]tender mercy of our God,
[b]Whereby the dayspring from on high [c]shall visit us,
79 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death;
To guide our feet into the way of peace.

80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:78 Or, heart of mercy
  2. Luke 1:78 Or, Wherein
  3. Luke 1:78 Many ancient authorities read hath visited us.