Luke 1:67–79

Zacharias’s Prophecy

⁶⁷And his father Zacharias ^awas filled with the Holy Spirit, and ^bprophesied, saying:

⁶⁸“^aBlessed be the Lord God of Israel,

For He has visited us and accomplished ^bredemption for His people,

⁶⁹And has raised up a ^ahorn of salvation for us

In the house of David ^bHis servant—

^70aAs He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets ^bfrom of old—

^711aSalvation ^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 Lord to ^dprepare His ways;

⁷⁷To give to His people the knowledge of salvation

¹By ^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 guide our feet into the ^bway of peace.”