76 And you, child, will be called (A)the prophet of (B)the Most High;
    for (C)you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people
    (D)in the forgiveness of their sins,
78 because of the (E)tender mercy of our God,
    whereby (F)the sunrise shall (G)visit us[a] (H)from on high
79 to (I)give light to (J)those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
    to guide our feet into (K)the way of (L)peace.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:78 Or when the sunrise shall dawn upon us; some manuscripts since the sunrise has visited us

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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