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Zechariah’s Song

Luke 1:67

In 9 translations

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,
LSV
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
YLT
And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,
DBY
And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
DRC
And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost; and he prophesied, saying:
GNV
Then his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of ἐπροφήτευσεν: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: προεφήτευσεν.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐπροφήτευσεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπροφήτευσεν; Robinson–Pierpont read προεφήτευσεν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ Ζαχαρίας ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐπλήσθη πνεύματος ἁγίου καὶ ἐπροφήτευσεν λέγων·
RP2018
Καὶ Ζαχαρίας ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐπλήσθη πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ προεφήτευσεν, λέγων,
TR-Boyd
Καὶ Ζαχαρίας ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐπλήσθη πνεύματος ἁγίου, καὶ προεφήτευσε, λέγων,
SCR1894
και ζαχαριας ο πατηρ αυτου επλησθη πνευματος αγιου και προεφητευσεν λεγων

Who and where

👤 Holy Spirit👤 Zacharias◆ Birth of John the Baptist

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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 Peter 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 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
  • Numbers 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…

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