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Luke 1:67-79 MWT
67 And John's father Zechariah was filled with holy spirit, and he prophesied, saying: 68 "Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, because he has turned his attention and performed deliverance toward his people. (1_Kings_1:48) 69 And he has raised up a mighty savior for us in the house of David his servant, 70 just as he, through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old (Jer_23:5), has spoken 71 of a salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those hating us; 72 to perform the mercy in connection with our forefathers and to call to mind his holy and sacred promise, 73 the oath that he swore to Abraham our forefather, 74 to grant us, after we have been rescued from the hands of enemies, the privilege of fearlessly rendering sacred service to him 75 with loyalty and righteousness before him all our days. 76 But as for you, young child, you will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go in advance before Jehovah to make his ways ready (Mal. 3:1 ; Isaiah_40:3), 77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people (John_18:37b) by forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender compassion of our God. With this [compassion] a daybreak will visit us from on high, 79 to give light to those sitting in darkness and death's shadow, to direct our feet prosperously in the way of peace." (Isa. 9:2)

Luke 1:67-79 ALT
(67) And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, (68) "Blessed [is the] Lord, the God of Israel, because He visited and made redemption for His people. [1_Kings_1:48] (69) "And He raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David His servant, [Jer_23:5] (70) just as He spoke through [the] mouth of His holy prophets, the [ones] from antiquity, (71) [announcing] salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all the ones hating us, (72) [in order] to do mercy with [fig., show mercy to] our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, (73) [performing the] oath which He vowed to Abraham our father, (74) to give to us, [by] having been delivered out of the hand of our enemies, to [be able to] sacredly serve Him without fear, (75) in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life! (76) "And you, young child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before [the] face [fig., presence] of [the] Lord to prepare His ways, [Mal. 3:1 ; Isaiah_40:3] (77) to give knowledge of salvation to His people by [the] forgiveness of their sins, (78) because of [the] bowels of mercy [fig., tender mercies] of our God, with which the Rising [Sun] from on high [has] visited us, (79) to give light to the ones sitting in darkness and [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace." [Isa. 9:2]

Luke 1:67-79 LITV
(67) And his father Zacharias was filled of the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying, (68) Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He visited and worked redemption for His people. [1_Kings_1:48] (69) And He raised up a Horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David; [Jer_23:5] (70) even as He spoke through the mouth of His holy prophets from the age before: (71) Salvation from ones hostile to us, and from the hand of all the ones hostile to us, (72) to execute mercy with our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant, (73) the oath which He swore to our father Abraham, (74) to give to us, that we being delivered out of the hand of those hostile to us, in order to serve Him without fear, (75) in consecration and righteousness before Him all the days of our life. (76) And you, child, will be called Prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways, [Mal. 3:1 ; Isaiah_40:3] (77) to give a knowledge of salvation to His people by remission of their sins, (78) through the tender heart of mercy of our God, in which the Dayspring from on high will visit us, (79) to appear to those sitting in darkness and in shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace. [Isa. 9:2]

Luke 1:67-79 GNB
(67) John's father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he spoke God's message: (68) "Let us praise the Lord, the God of Israel! He has come to the help of his people and has set them free. [1_Kings_1:48] (69) He has provided for us a mighty Savior, a descendant of his servant David. [Jer_23:5] (70) He promised through his holy prophets long ago (71) that he would save us from our enemies, from the power of all those who hate us. (72) He said he would show mercy to our ancestors and remember his sacred covenant. (73) With a solemn oath to our ancestor Abraham he promised to rescue us from our enemies and allow us to serve him without fear, (74) (SEE 1:73) (75) so that we might be holy and righteous before him all the days of our life. (76) "You, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his road for him, [Mal. 3:1 ; Isaiah_40:3] (77) to tell his people that they will be saved by having their sins forgiven. (78) Our God is merciful and tender. He will cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us (79) and to shine from heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace." [Isa. 9:2]

Luke 1:67-75 NWT
67 And Zechariah its father was filled with holy spirit, and he prophesied, saying: 68 "Blessed be Jehovah the God of Israel, because he has turned his attention and performed deliverance toward his people. [1_Kings_1:48] 69 And he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of David his servant, [Jer_23:5] 70 just as he, through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, has spoken 71 of a salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all those hating us; 72 to perform the mercy in connection with our forefathers and to call to mind his holy covenant, 73 the oath that he swore to Abraham our forefather, 74 to grant us, after we have been rescued from the hands of enemies, the privilege of fearlessly rendering sacred service to him 75 with loyalty and righteousness before him all our days. 76 But as for you, young child, you will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go in advance before Jehovah to make his ways ready, [Mal. 3:1 ; Isaiah_40:3] 77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by forgiveness of their sins, 78 because of the tender compassion of our God. With this [compassion] a daybreak will visit us from on high, 79 to give light to those sitting in darkness and death"s shadow, to direct our feet prosperously in the way of peace." [Isa. 9:2]

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BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

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Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

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ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - King James Version

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LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - Young's Literal Translation 1889

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