Luke 1:66-68

International Children’s Bible

⁶⁶The people who heard about these things wondered about them. They thought, “What will this child be?” They said this because the Lord was with him.

⁶⁷Then Zechariah, John’s father, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He told the people what would happen:

⁶⁸“Let us thank the Lord, the God of Israel.
God has come to help his people and has given them freedom.

Luke 1:66-68

New International Version

⁶⁶Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, “What then is this child going to be?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.^(A)

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

⁶⁸“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,^(D)
because he has come to his people and redeemed them.^(E)

⁶⁶And 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.

⁶⁷And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

International Children’s Bible (ICB)

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