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and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.'

Because He looked on the lowliness of His maid-servant, For, lo, henceforth call me happy shall all the generations,

For He who is mighty did to me great things, And holy [is] His name,

And His kindness [is] to generations of generations, To those fearing Him,

He did powerfully with His arm, He scattered abroad the proud in the thought of their heart,

He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed -- to the age.'

and the neighbours and her kindred heard that the Lord was making His kindness great with her, and they were rejoicing with her.

And it came to pass, on the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child, and they were calling him by the name of his father, Zacharias,

and his mother answering said, `No, but he shall be called John.'

and they were making signs to his father, what he would wish him to be called,

and having asked for a tablet, he wrote, saying, `John is his name;' and they did all wonder;

and his mouth was opened presently, and his tongue, and he was speaking, praising God.

And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

`Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

And did raise an horn of salvation to us, In the house of David His servant,

As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age;