Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
Parallel translations
- WEB His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
- KJV And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
- NKJV Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:
- NASB And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:
- NLT Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:
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Quick answer
Zacharias, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied. His restored voice is used to declare God's praise.
Overview
Now Spirit-filled, Zacharias breaks into prophetic praise, the song known as the Benedictus. His prophecy interprets the meaning of these events in God's plan. The once-silent doubter becomes a Spirit-empowered herald of redemption.
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Cross-references · 6
- Joel 2:28And 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.
- Luke 1:41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
- Luke 1:15for 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.
- 2 Pet 1:21For 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.
- 2 Sam 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
- Num 11:25Then 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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