Luke 1:64
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New International Version (©2011)
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Instantly Zechariah could speak again, and he began praising God.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And at once his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak in praise of God.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak, praising God.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Suddenly, Zechariah could open his mouth, his tongue was set free, and he began to speak and to praise God.

NET Bible (©2006)
Immediately Zechariah's mouth was opened and his tongue released, and he spoke, blessing God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And at once his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spoke and blessed God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Suddenly, Zechariah was able to speak, and he began to praise God.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, and praised God.

American King James Version
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, and praised God.

American Standard Version
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed , and he spake, blessing God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.

Darby Bible Translation
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.

English Revised Version
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, blessing God.

Webster's Bible Translation
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, and praised God.

Weymouth New Testament
Instantly his mouth and his tongue were set free, and he began to speak and bless God.

World English Bible
His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

Young's Literal Translation
and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:57-66 In these verses we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist, and the great joy among all the relations of the family. He shall be called Johanan, or Gracious, because he shall bring in the gospel of Christ, wherein God's grace shines most bright. Zacharias recovered his speech. Unbelief closed his mouth, and believing opened it again: he believers, therefore he speaks. When God opens our lips, our mouths must show forth his praise; and better be without speech, than not use it in praising God. It is said, The hand of the Lord was working with John. God has ways of working on children in their infancy, which we cannot account for. We should observe the dealings of God, and wait the event.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 64. - And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. This, the first hour of his recovered power, was without doubt the occasion of his giving utterance to the inspired hymn (the Benedictus) which is recorded at length a few verses further on (verses 68-79). It. was the outcome, no doubt, of his silent communing with the Spirit during the long months of his affliction.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And his mouth was opened immediately,.... As soon as ever the child was named, and so all things accomplished which the angel had foretold,

and his tongue loosed; the impediments of speech were removed, and the use of his tongue and lips was restored unto him:

and he spake and praised God; for the safe delivery of his wife; for the birth of his son, the forerunner of Christ; for the conception of the Messiah; for God's gracious regards to his church and people, in these instances; and for the restoration of speech and hearing to himself, of which he had been some time deprived for his unbelief.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

64. mouth opened immediately—on thus palpably showing his full faith in the vision, for disbelieving which he had been struck dumb (Lu 1:13, 20).

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The Birth of John the Baptist
…63And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marveled all. 64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, and praised God. 65And fear came on all that dwelled round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

Exodus 4:11 The LORD said to him, "Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
Ezekiel 33:22 Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the LORD was on me, and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.
Luke 1:20 And now you will be silent and not able to speak until the day this happens, because you did not believe my words, which will come true at their appointed time."