63. He asked for a writing tablet, and wrote, “His name is Yochanan.”They all marvelled.
64. His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.
65. Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
66. All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.
67. His father, Zechariah, was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
68. “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,for he has visited and redeemed his people;
69. and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David