Luke 1:55-75

⁵⁵(As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.

⁵⁶And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.

⁵⁷Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.

⁵⁸And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.

⁵⁹And it was so that on the eight day they came to circumcise the babe, and called him Zacharias after the name of his father.

⁶⁰But his mother answered, and saide, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.

⁶¹And they saide vnto her, There is none of thy kindred, that is named with this name.

⁶²Then they made signes to his father, howe he would haue him called.

⁶³So hee asked for writing tables, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn, and they marueiled all.

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

⁶⁵Then feare came on all them that dwelt neere vnto them, and all these woordes were noised abroade throughout all the hill countrey of Iudea.

⁶⁶And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

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

⁶⁹And hath raised vp the horne of saluation vnto vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid,

⁷⁰As he spake by ye mouth of his holy Prophets, which were since the world began, saying,

⁷¹That he would sende vs deliuerance from our enemies, and from the hands of all that hate vs,

⁷²That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,

⁷³And the othe which he sware to our father Abraham.

⁷⁴Which was, that he would graunt vnto vs, that we being deliuered out of the handes of our enemies, should serue him without feare,

⁷⁵All the daies of our life, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him.