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Luke - ch 1 v 61 - 80
- And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
- And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called.
- And he asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
- And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue `loosed', and he spake, blessing 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 that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
- And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
- Blessed `be' the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
- And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David
- (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),
- Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
- To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
- The oath which he spake unto Abraham our father,
- To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,
- In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
- 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;
- To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,
- Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,
- To shine upon them that sit in darkness and 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 showing unto Israel.
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