Luke 1

1:41  And it came to pass, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb¹; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit²;

1:42  and she lifted up her voice with a loud cry¹, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb².

1:43  And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord² should come unto me?

1:44  For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy¹.

1:45  And blessed [is] she that believed¹; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.

1:46  And Mary said¹, My soul doth magnify² the Lord,

1:48  For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid¹: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed².

1:49  For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name¹.

1:50  And his mercy is unto generations and generations¹ On them that fear him².

1:51  He hath showed strength with his arm¹; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart.

1:53  The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away¹.

1:55  (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham¹ and his seed for ever².

1:56  And Mary abode with her about three months¹, and returned² unto her house.

1:57  Now Elisabeth's time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

1:58  And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her¹; and they rejoiced with her.

1:59  And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child¹; and they would have called him Zacharias, after the name of the father².

1:60  And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John¹.

1:61  And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name¹.

1:62  And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called¹.

1:63  And he asked for a writing tablet¹, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all².

1:64  And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed]¹, and he spake, blessing God².

1:65  And fear came on all that dwelt round about them¹: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea².

1:66  And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be¹? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

1:67  And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied¹, saying,

1:68  Blessed¹ [be] the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited² and wrought redemption for his people,

1:69  And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us¹ In the house of his servant David²

1:70  (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old)¹,

1:71  Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us¹;

1:72  To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant¹;

1:73  The oath which he spake unto Abraham our father¹,

1:75  In holiness and righteousness before him all our days¹.

1:76  Yea and thou, child¹, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High²: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord³ to make ready his ways⁴;

1:77  To give knowledge of salvation unto his people¹ In the remission of their sins²,

1:78  Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high¹ shall visit us,

1:79  To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace¹.

1:80  And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit¹, and was in the deserts² till the day of his showing unto Israel³.