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52 He has brought down princes from their thrones and exalted the humble.
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He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.
53 He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.
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He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel and remembered to be merciful.
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He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful
55 For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever.”
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to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”
56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.
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Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
57 When it was time for Elizabeth’s baby to be born, she gave birth to a son.
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When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.
58 And when her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had been very merciful to her, everyone rejoiced with her.
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Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.
59 When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after his father.
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On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,
60 But Elizabeth said, “No! His name is John!”
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but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”
61 “What?” they exclaimed. “There is no one in all your family by that name.”
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They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”
62 So they used gestures to ask the baby’s father what he wanted 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 He motioned for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s surprise he wrote, “His name is John.”
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He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”
64 Instantly Zechariah could speak 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 Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills.
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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 about it reflected on these events and asked, “What will this child turn out to be?” For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way.
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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 his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:
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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
68 “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has visited and redeemed his people.
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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 sent us a mighty Savior from the royal 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 just as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.
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(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),
71 Now we will be saved from our enemies and from all who hate us.
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salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—
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