Luke 1:72-80 ▼

72 He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,

73 The oath which He swore to Abraham our forefather,

74 To grant us to be rescued from the power of our foes And so render worship to Him free from fear,

75 In piety and uprightness before Him all our days.

76 And you moreover, O child, shall be called Prophet of the Most High; For you shall go on in front before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

77 To give to His People a knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,

78 Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us,

79 Dawning on those who now dwell in the darkness and shadow of death--To direct our feet into the path of peace."

80 And the child grew and became strong in character, and lived in the Desert till the time came for him to appear publicly to Israel.