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73 The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,
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73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
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74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, Might serve Him without fear,
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74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear
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75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
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75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
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76 "And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High ; For you will go on BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS ;
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76 And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
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77 To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,
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77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
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78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
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78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
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79 TO SHINE UPON THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND THE SHADOW OF DEATH, To guide our feet into the way of peace."
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79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
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80 And the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
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80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel.
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