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Luke 1:66-80
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Luke 1:66-80
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
66 And all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, Whatever will this little boy be then? For the hand of the Lord was [[a]so evidently] with him [protecting and aiding him].
67 Now Zachariah his father was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
68 Blessed (praised and extolled and thanked) be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come and brought deliverance and redemption to His people!
69 And He has raised up a Horn of salvation [a mighty and valiant Helper, the Author of salvation] for us in the house of David His servant—
70 This is as He promised by the mouth of His holy prophets from the most ancient times [in the memory of man]—
71 That we should have deliverance and be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who detest and pursue us with hatred;
72 To make true and show the mercy and compassion and kindness [promised] to our forefathers and to remember and carry out His holy covenant [to bless, which is [b]all the more sacred because it is made by God Himself],
73 That covenant He sealed by oath to our forefather Abraham:
74 To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our foes, might serve Him fearlessly
75 In holiness (divine consecration) and righteousness [in accordance with the everlasting principles of right] within His presence all the days of our lives.
76 And you, little one, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go on before the face of the Lord to make ready His ways,(A)
77 To bring and give the knowledge of salvation to His people in the forgiveness and remission of their sins.
78 Because of and through the heart of tender mercy and loving-kindness of our God, a Light from on high will dawn upon us and visit [us](B)
79 To shine upon and give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct and guide our feet in a straight line into the way of peace.(C)
80 And the little boy grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts (wilderness) until the day of his appearing to Israel [the commencement of his public ministry].
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Luke 1:66-80
New International Version
Luke 1:66-80
New International Version
66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.(A)
Zechariah’s Song
67 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit(B) and prophesied:(C)
68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(D)
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(E)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](F) of salvation for us
in the house of his servant David(G)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(H)
71 salvation from our enemies
and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(I)
and to remember his holy covenant,(J)
73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(K)
74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
and to enable us to serve him(L) without fear(M)
75 in holiness and righteousness(N) before him all our days.
76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet(O) of the Most High;(P)
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,(Q)
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,(R)
78 because of the tender mercy of our God,
by which the rising sun(S) will come to us from heaven
79 to shine on those living in darkness
and in the shadow of death,(T)
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”(U)
80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit[b];(V) and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
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