Luke 1:67

Then ¹  his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, ² 

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His father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

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

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

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Then Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

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

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

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Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

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Then ¹  his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied, ² 

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

² tn Grk “and he prophesied, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

² sn Prophesied. The reference to prophecy reflects that Zechariah is enabled by the Spirit to speak God’s will. He does so in this case through a praise psalm, which calls for praise and then gives the reason why God should be praised.