65. And all their neighbors were afraid. In all the hill country of Judea, people continued talking about these things.
66. Everyone who heard about these things wondered about them. They thought, “What will this child be?” They could see that the Lord was with him.
67. Then Zechariah, John’s father, was filled with the Holy Spirit and told the people a message from God:
68. “Praise to the Lord God of Israel. He has come to help his people and has given them freedom.
69. He has given us a powerful Savior from the family of his servant David.
70. This is what he promised through his holy prophets long ago.
71. He will save us from our enemies and from the power of all those who hate us.
72. God said he would show mercy to our fathers, and he remembered his holy agreement.
73. This was the promise he made to our father Abraham,
74. a promise to free us from the power of our enemies, so that we could serve him without fear