Luke 1:67

THE MESSAGE

Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free. He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives, and in the very house of David his servant, Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets: Deliverance from our enemies and every hateful hand; Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he'd do, What he swore to our father Abraham— a clean rescue from the enemy camp, So we can worship him without a care in the world, made holy before him as long as we live. And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest," will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways, Present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins. Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

King James Version (1611)
And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

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

English Standard Version
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

New American Standard Bible
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying:

New Century Version
Then Zechariah, John's father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

Amplified Bible
Now Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit and empowered by Him, and he prophesied, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

Legacy Standard Bible
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

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

Contemporary English Version
The Holy Spirit came upon Zechariah, and he began to speak:

Complete Jewish Bible
His father Z'kharyah was filled with the Ruach HaKodesh and spoke this prophecy:

Darby Translation
And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Zechariah, John's father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and told the people a message from God:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said,

Good News Translation
John's father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and he spoke God's message:

Lexham English Bible
And his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

Literal Translation
And his father Zacharias was filled of the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,

American Standard Version
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Bible in Basic English
And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

Hebrew Names Version
His father, Zekharyah, was filled with the Ruach HaKodesh, and prophesied, saying,

International Standard Version
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:Joel 2:28;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And Zakaria his father was filled with the Spirit of Holiness, and he prophesied, and said:

Murdock Translation
And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, and said:

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And his father Zacharias was filled with ye holy ghost, & prophesied, saying.

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

World English Bible
His father, Zacharias, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;

Weymouth's New Testament
And Zechariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke in a rapture of praise.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Zacarie, his fadir, was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, and prophesiede,

Update Bible Version
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

New English Translation
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

New King James Version
Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

New Living Translation
Then his father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit and gave this prophecy:

New Life Bible
Zacharias, the father of John, was filled with the Holy Spirit. He told what was going to happen, saying,

New Revised Standard
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke this prophecy:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, Zachariah his father, was filled with Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost. And he prophesied, saying:

Revised Standard Version
And his father Zechari'ah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And his father zacharias was filled with the holy goost and prophisyed sayinge:

Young's Literal Translation
And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Zachary his father was fylled with the holy goost, and prophecied, and sayde:

Mace New Testament (1729)
Then Zacharias his father, inspired by the holy spirit, vented his divine enthusiasm in these words.

Simplified Cowboy Version
The Holy Spirit filled Zechariah, and he gave everyone a message from God,

Contextual Overview

⁶⁷Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; he came and set his people free. He set the power of salvation in the center of our lives, and in the very house of David his servant, Just as he promised long ago through the preaching of his holy prophets: Deliverance from our enemies and every hateful hand; Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he'd do, What he swore to our father Abraham— a clean rescue from the enemy camp, So we can worship him without a care in the world, made holy before him as long as we live. And you, my child, "Prophet of the Highest," will go ahead of the Master to prepare his ways, Present the offer of salvation to his people, the forgiveness of their sins. Through the heartfelt mercies of our God, God's Sunrise will break in upon us, Shining on those in the darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death, Then showing us the way, one foot at a time, down the path of peace. ⁸⁰ The child grew up, healthy and spirited. He lived out in the desert until the day he made his prophetic debut in Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

filled: Luke 1:15, Luke 1:41, Numbers 11:25, 2 Samuel 23:2, Joel 2:28, 2 Peter 1:21

Reciprocal: Judges 5:1 - Sang Deborah Matthew 21:25 - baptism Luke 2:25 - Holy Ghost John 14:26 - Holy Ghost Acts 2:4 - filled

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,.... With a spirit of prophecy, as his wife Elisabeth had been before, Luke 1:41

and prophesied saying; the following things, relating to the Messiah, his incarnation and redemption by him; to the accomplishing of the covenant, oath, promise and mercy of God to his people; and to his son, the forerunner of Christ; and to his work and office, in the various parts and branches of it, which he should perform. Whence it appears, that the following song is of divine inspiration; and that Zacharias spake it as he was moved by the Holy Ghost, as the prophets of old did.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Filled with the Holy Ghost - See Luke 1:15.

And prophesied - The word “prophesy” means:

1. To foretell future events.
2. To celebrate the praises of God (see 1 Samuel 10:5-6; 1 Kings 18:29); then to,
3. Teach or preach the gospel, etc. See the notes at Romans 12:6.

This song of Zechariah partakes of all. It is principally employed in the praises of God, but it also predicts the future character and preaching of John.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 67. Zacharias - prophesied — The word prophesy is to be taken here in its proper acceptation, for the predicting or foretelling future events. Zacharias speaks, not only of what God had already done, but also of what he was about to do, in order to save a lost world.