Weymouth New Testament WNT
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64 Instantly his mouth and his tongue were set free, and he began to speak and bless God.
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 And all who lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad.
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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 the story treasured it in their memories. "What then will this child be?" they said. For the lord's hand was indeed 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 Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise.
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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel," he said, "Because He has not forgotten His people but has effected redemption for 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 And has raised up a mighty Deliverer for 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 has spoken from all time by the lips of His holy Prophets--
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 To deliver us from our foes and from the power of all who hate us.
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,
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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 forefather,
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the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render worship to Him free from 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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