Part 3

42:001:055 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

42:001:056 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

42:001:057 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

42:001:058 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

42:001:059 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.

42:001:060 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

42:001:061 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.

42:001:062 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

42:001:063 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

42:001:064 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

42:001:065 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

42:001:066 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.

42:001:067 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

42:001:068 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

42:001:069 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

42:001:070 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

42:001:071 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

42:001:072 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

42:001:073 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

42:001:074 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

42:001:075 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

42:001:076 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;

42:001:077 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

42:001:078 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

42:001:079 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

42:001:080 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

42:002:001 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.

42:002:002 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)