And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour (1:47) For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed (1:48) For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy [is] his name (1:49) And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation (1:50) He hath showed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts (1:51) He hath put down the mighty from [their] seats, and exalted them of low degree (1:52) He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away (1:53) He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of [his] mercy; (1:54) As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever (1:55) And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house (1:56) Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son (1:57) And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her (1:58) And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father (1:59) And his mother answered and said, Not [so]; but he shall be called John (1:60) And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name (1:61) And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called (1:62) And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all (1:63) And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue [loosed], and he spake, and praised God (1:64) And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea (1:65) And all they that heard [them] laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him (1:66) And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, (1:67) Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, (1:68) And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; (1:69) As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: (1:70) That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; (1:71) To perform the mercy [promised] to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; (1:72) The oath which he sware to our father Abraham, (1:73) That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, (1:74) In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life (1:75) 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; (1:76) To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, (1:77) Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, (1:78) To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace (1:79) And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel
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