Luke 1:67-80
Zechariah’s Prophecy
68“aBlessed be the 1Lord God of Israel,For He visited and accomplished bredemption for His people,69And raised up a ahorn of salvation for usIn the house of David bHis servant—70aAs He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets bfrom of old—711,aSalvation bfrom our enemies,And from the hand of all who hate us,72aTo show mercy toward our fathers,bAnd to remember His holy covenant,73aThe oath which He swore to Abraham our father,74To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,Might serve Him without fear,75aIn holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.76“And you, child, will be called the aprophet of bthe Most High,For you will go on cbefore the 1Lord to dmake ready His ways,77To give to His people the knowledge of salvation1By athe forgiveness of their sins,78Because of the tender mercy of our God,With which athe Sunrise from on high will visit us,79aTo shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,To direct our feet into the bway of peace.”80aAnd the child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the desolate regions until the day of his public appearance to Israel.