Luke 1:46-80 ▼

46 And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord.

47 And my Spirit rejoiced in God my Saviour.

48 For he looked upon the humiliation of his servant; for, behold, from now shall all generations deem me happy.

49 For the powerful one has done great things for me; and his name holy.

50 And his mercy to generations of generations to those fearing him.

51 He has done strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thought of their heart.

52 He has pulled down the powerful from thrones, and lifted up the.

53 He has filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he sent away empty.

54 He succored Israel his servant, remembering mercy;

55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abram, and his seed forever.

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

57 And the time was completed to Elizabeth, for her to bring forth; and she brought forth a son.

58 And they dwelling near and her kinsmen heard, for the Lord magnified his mercy with her; and they rejoiced with her.

59 And it was in the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him by the name of his father Zacharias.

60 And his mother, having answered said, Nay; but he shall be called John.

61 And they said to her, That there is none among thy kindred who is called by this name.

62 And they nodded to his father, what he may wish to have him called.

63 And having asked for a small writing tablet, he wrote, saying, John is his name. And they all wondered.

64 And his month was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, praising God.

65 And fear was upon all dwelling round about them: and in all the mount of Judea all these words were discoursed about.

66 And all having heard, set in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

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

68 Praised the Lord God of Israel; for he reviewed and he has made a redemption for his people,

69 And he raised up a horn of salvation to us in the house of David, his servant;

70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, from forever:

71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all hating us;

72 To do mercy with our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:

73 The oath which he sware to Abraham our father,

74 To give to us, fearlessly, delivered from the hands of our enemies,

75 To serve him in sanctity and justice before him all the days of our life.

76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people, in remission of their sins.

78 Through the bowels of mercy of our God; by which the rising of the sun of sublimity has reviewed us,

79 To shine forth to those in darkness and sitting in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.

80 And the child grew, and was strengthened in spirit, and he was in the deserts till the day of his shewing forth to Israel.