Mary stayed with her cousin, Elisabeth about three months, then
returned to her own house. Elisabeth's time came that she should be
delivered; and she brought forth a son. Her neighbors and her cousins
heard how the Lord had showed great mercy on her; and they rejoiced
with her.
On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child. They called him
Zacharias after the name of his father. But his mother said, No. He
shall be called John. And they said to her, There is none of thy
kindred that is called by this name. Then they made signs to his father
asking how he would have him called. He asked for a writing table, and
wrote, His name is John. Then Zacharias' mouth was opened immediately,
his tongue loosed, and he spoke and praised God.
This news was carried throughout all the hill country of Judaea. All
who heard were filled with wonder at what kind of child this would be!
And the hand of the Lord was with him.
His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,
Blessed be the Lord, God of Israel; for He has visited and redeemed His
people, He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His
servant, David; as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets, which
have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our
enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; to perform the mercy
promised to our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant; the oath
which He swore to our father, Abraham, that He would grant us, being
delivered out of the hand of our enemies, to serve Him without fear, in
holiness and righteousness, all the days of our life.
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