Luke 1:61-72

⁶¹And they said to her, There is no one of thy kindred that is called by this name.

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

⁶³And he asked for a writing-tablet, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they all marveled.

⁶⁴And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God.

⁶⁵And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these things were talked of throughout the whole of the hill-country of Judaea.

⁶⁶And all that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord, the 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 David his servant,—

⁷⁰as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,

⁷¹salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us,

⁷²to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,