New International Reader's Version NIRV
New International Version NIV
62 Then they motioned to his father. They wanted to find out what he would like to name the child.
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Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.
63 He asked for something to write on. Then he wrote, "His name is John." Everyone was amazed.
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
64 Right away Zechariah could speak again. His first words gave praise to God.
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Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.
65 The neighbors were all filled with fear and wonder. All through Judea's hill country, people were 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 Everyone who heard this wondered about it. And because the Lord was with John, they asked, "What is this child going to be?"
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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 His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit. He prophesied,
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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 "Give praise to the Lord, the God of Israel! He has come and set his people free.
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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 acted with great power and has saved us. He did it for those who are from the family line 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 Long ago holy prophets said he would do it.
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 He has saved us from our enemies. We are rescued from all who hate us.
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 He has been kind to our people. He has remembered his holy covenant.
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to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
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