Luke 1:62-75

New International Version

⁶²Then they made signs^(A) to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. ⁶³He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone’s astonishment he wrote, “His name is John.”^(B) ⁶⁴Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue set free, and he began to speak,^(C) praising God. ⁶⁵All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea^(D) people were talking about all these things. ⁶⁶Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.^(E)

Zechariah’s Song

⁶⁷His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit^(F) and prophesied:^(G)

⁶⁸“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(H)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.^(I)
⁶⁹He has raised up a horn^[a]^(J) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David^(K)
⁷⁰(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),^(L)
⁷¹salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—
⁷²to show mercy to our ancestors^(M)
    and to remember his holy covenant,^(N)
⁷³    the oath he swore to our father Abraham:^(O)
⁷⁴to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,
    and to enable us to serve him^(P) without fear^(Q)
⁷⁵    in holiness and righteousness^(R) before him all our days.