Luca 1:67

67 E Zaccaria, suo padre, fu ripieno dello Spirito Santo, e profetò dicendo:

Luca 1:67 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:67

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,
&c.] With a spirit of prophecy, as his wife Elisabeth had been before, ( Luke 1:41 )

and prophesied
saying; the following things, relating to the Messiah, his incarnation and redemption by him; to the accomplishing of the covenant, oath, promise and mercy of God to his people; and to his son, the forerunner of Christ; and to his work and office, in the various parts and branches of it, which he should perform. Whence it appears, that the following song is of divine inspiration; and that Zacharias spake it as he was moved by the Holy Ghost, as the prophets of old did.

Luca 1:67 In-Context

65 E tutti i lor vicini furon presi da timore; e tutte queste cose si divulgavano per tutta la regione montuosa della Giudea.

66 E tutti quelli che le udirono, le serbarono in cuor loro e diceano: Che sarà mai questo bambino? Perché la mano del Signore era con lui.

67 E Zaccaria, suo padre, fu ripieno dello Spirito Santo, e profetò dicendo:

68 "Benedetto sia il Signore, l’Iddio d’Israele, perché ha visitato e riscattato il suo popolo,

69 e ci ha suscitato un potente salvatore nella casa di Davide suo servitore