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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—
72 He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant—
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to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
73 the covenant he swore with an oath to our ancestor Abraham.
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the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
74 We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear,
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to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear
75 in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.
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in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
76 “And you, my little son, will be called the prophet of the Most High, because you will prepare the way for the Lord.
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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 You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins.
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to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
78 Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us,
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because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.”
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to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
80 John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.
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And the child grew and became strong in spirit ; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
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