Birth of John the Baptist

Date: -4 (1D)

Participants: John

Scripture References

• Luke 1:57 — Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.
• Luke 1:58 — And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
• Luke 1:59 — And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
• Luke 1:60 — And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.
• Luke 1:61 — And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name.
• Luke 1:62 — And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.
• Luke 1:63 — And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.
• Luke 1:64 — And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
• Luke 1:65 — And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
• Luke 1:66 — 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.
• Luke 1:67 — And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
• Luke 1:68 — Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
• Luke 1:69 — And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
• Luke 1:70 — As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
• Luke 1:71 — That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
• Luke 1:72 — To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
• Luke 1:73 — The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
• Luke 1:74 — That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
• Luke 1:75 — In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
• Luke 1:76 — And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
• Luke 1:77 — To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
• Luke 1:78 — Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
• Luke 1:79 — To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
• Luke 1:80 — And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

Last updated: May 3, 2021