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His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
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"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, For he has visited and worked redemption for his people;
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Has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David
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(As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
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Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;
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To show mercy towards our fathers, To remember his holy covenant,
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The oath which he spoke to Abraham, our father,
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To grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
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In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
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And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, For you will go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways,
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To give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,
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Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,
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To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace."
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The child grew, and grew strong in spirit, and was in the desert until the day of his public appearance to Israel.