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62 Then they made signs to his father to find out what he would like to name him.
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Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
63 Zechariah asked for a writing tablet and wrote, "His name is John," and everyone was surprised.
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
64 Immediately Zechariah could talk again, and he began praising God.
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 All their neighbors became alarmed, and in all the mountains of Judea people continued talking about all these things.
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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 The people who heard about them wondered, saying, "What will this child be?" because 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 Zechariah, John's father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 "Let us praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to help his people and has given them freedom.
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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 given us a powerful Savior from the family of God's servant David.
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He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
70 He said that he would do this through his holy prophets who lived long ago:
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 He promised he would save us from our enemies and from the power of all those who hate us.
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 He said he would give mercy to our fathers and that he would remember his holy promise.
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to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
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