Luke:1:57-80

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* Now Elisabeth 's full time came that she should be delivered ; and she brought forth a son . * And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her ; and they rejoiced with her . * 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 . * And his mother answered and said , Not so ; but he shall be called John . * And they said unto her , There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name . * And they made signs to his father , how he would have him called . * And he asked for a writing table , and wrote , saying , His name is John . And they marvelled all . * And his mouth was opened immediately , and his tongue loosed , and he spake , and praised God . * And fear came on all that dwelt round about them : and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea . * And all they that 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 . * And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost , and prophesied , saying , * Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for he hath visited and redeemed his people , * And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David ; * As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets , which have been since the world began : * That we should be saved from our enemies , and from the hand of all that hate us ; * To perform the mercy promised to our fathers , and to remember his holy covenant ; * The oath which he sware to our father Abraham , * That he would grant unto us , that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear , * In holiness and righteousness before him , all the days of our life . * And thou , child , shalt be called the prophet of the Highest : for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; * To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins , * Through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us , * To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death , to guide our feet into the way of peace . * And the child grew , and waxed strong in spirit , and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel .

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