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Luke 1:67

Zacharias
The Holy Spirit

65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

66 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.

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

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

69 And hath raised up an 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 it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

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  • Luke 1:41

    And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

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  • Luke 1:15

    For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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  • 2 Peter 1:21

    For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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  • Numbers 11:25

    And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

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  • 2 Samuel 23:2

    The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

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