Luke 1:49-72

⁴⁹For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.

⁵⁰And his mercy is on them that fear him From generation to generation.

⁵¹He hath shewed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

⁵²He hath put down the mighty from their seats, And exalted them of low degree.

⁵³He hath filled the hungry with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

⁵⁴He hath holpen his servant Israel, In remembrance of his mercy,

⁵⁵(As he spake to our fathers), To Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

⁵⁶And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

⁵⁷Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

⁵⁸And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

⁵⁹And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.

⁶⁰And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

⁶¹And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

⁶²And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

⁶³And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.

⁶⁶And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; For he hath visited and redeemed his people,

⁶⁹And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David;

⁷⁰(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, Which have been since the world began:)

⁷¹That we should be saved from our enemies, And from the hand of all that hate us;

⁷²To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;