Luke 1:67-77

⁶⁷Zechariah, his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, spoke this prophecy:

⁶⁸“The Lord, the God of Israel, he is wonderful, for he has come to his people and set them free.

⁶⁹He has given us a great Savior from the line of his servant David,

⁷⁰as he promised through his holy prophets long ago.

⁷¹He promised to save us from our enemies, from those who hate us.

⁷²He was merciful to our fathers, remembering his holy agreement—

⁷³the promise that he made to our father Abraham.

⁷⁴He gives us freedom from fear and rescues us from our enemies,

⁷⁵so we can serve him by doing what is good and right for our whole lives.

⁷⁶Even though you are only a small child, you will be called the prophet of the Most High, for you will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his way,

⁷⁷providing knowledge of salvation to his people through the forgiveness of their sins.