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64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue freed, and he began to speak, praising God.
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 Fear came over all their neighbors, and all these things were talked about throughout the entire hill country of Judea.
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All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.
66 All who heard them pondered them and said, "What then will this child become?" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.
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Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.
67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy:
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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked favorably on his people and redeemed them.
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“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David,
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He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant,
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to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us
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the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies, might serve him without fear,
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to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear
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