Parallel Bible results for "luke 1:57-80"

Luke 1:57-80

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57 When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a boy.

58 Her neighbors and relatives celebrated with her because they had heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy.

59 On the eighth day, it came time to circumcise the child. They wanted to name him Zechariah because that was his father's name.

60 But his mother replied, "No, his name will be John."

61 They said to her, "None of your relatives have that name."

62 Then they began gesturing to his father to see what he wanted to call him.

63 After asking for a tablet, he surprised everyone by writing, "His name is John."

64 At that moment, Zechariah was able to speak again, and he began praising God.

65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and everyone throughout the Judean highlands talked about what had happened.

66 All who heard about this considered it carefully. They said, "What then will this child be?" Indeed, the Lord's power was with him.

67 John's father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

68 "Bless the Lord God of Israel because he has come to help and has delivered his people.

69 He has raised up a mighty savior for us in his servant David's house,

70 just as he said through the mouths of his holy prophets long ago.

71 He has brought salvation from our enemies and from the power of all those who hate us.

72 He has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and remembered his holy covenant,

73 the solemn pledge he made to our ancestor Abraham. He has granted

74 that we would be rescued from the power of our enemies so that we could serve him without fear,

75 in holiness and righteousness in God's eyes, for as long as we live.

76 You, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way.

77 You will tell his people how to be saved through the forgiveness of their sins.

78 Because of our God's deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us,

79 to give light to those who are sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide us on the path of peace."

80 The child grew up, becoming strong in character. He was in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.

New International Version NIV

57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son.

58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy.

59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah,

60 but his mother spoke up and said, “No! He is to be called John.”

61 They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who has that name.”

62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child.

63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”

64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

65 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, 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 and prophesied:

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.

69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David

70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),

71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us—

72 to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,

73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear

75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

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,

77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,

78 because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven

79 to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”

80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit ; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.