LUKE 1:57-80
1:57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she 
brought forth a son.
1:58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great 
mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
1:59 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.
1:60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
1:61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by 
this name.
1:62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
1:63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And 
they marvelled all.
1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, 
and praised God.
1:65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings 
were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
1:66 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.
1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, 
saying,
1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his 
people,
1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant 
David;
1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the 
world began:
1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that 
hate us;
1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy 
covenant;
1:73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of 
our enemies might serve him without fear,
1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
1:76 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;
1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their 
sins,
1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high 
hath visited us,
1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to 
guide our feet into the way of peace.
1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts 
till the day of his shewing unto Israel.