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64 And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed: and he spoke, blessing God.
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 And fear came upon all their neighbours: and all these things were noised abroad over all the 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 And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For 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 And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost. And he prophesied, saying:
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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.
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“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant.
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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 by the mouth of his holy prophets, who are from the beginning.
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 Salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us.
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament.
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to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
73 The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.
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the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may 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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