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Luke 1:67

Zacharias
The Holy Spirit

65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.

66 And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

68 “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.

69 He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
KJV
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
WEB
His father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
ASV
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
DARBY
And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
BLB
And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:
ÅB
Og hans far Sakarias ble fylt med den Hellige Ånd og talte profetiske ord og sa:
OTB
Sakarja, hans far, ble fylt med Den Hellige Ånd og begynte å profetere:
B1930
Og hans far Sakarias blev fylt med den Hellige Ånd og talte profetiske ord og sa:

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Cross references

  • Joel 2:28

    And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.

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  • Luke 1:41

    When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

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  • Luke 1:15

    for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

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  • 2 Peter 1:21

    For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

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  • Numbers 11:25

    Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:2

    The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.

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