And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
And Zacharias his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and did prophesy, saying,
And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices4
God in His mercy and readiness to pardon our sins, not only restores to us what He has taken away, but grants us favours even beyond our expectations. Let no one then distrust Him, let no one from consciousness of past sins despair of the Divine blessing. God knoweth how to change His sentence, if thou hast known how to correct thy sin, seeing he that was long silent prophesies; as it is said, And Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit.
Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397patristic
And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,.... With a spirit of prophecy, as his wife Elisabeth had been before, Luk 1:41. and prophesied saying; the following things, relating to the Messiah, his incarnation and redemption by him; to the accomplishing of the covenant, oath, promise and mercy of God to his people; and to his son, the forerunner of Christ; and to his work and office, in the various parts and branches of it, which he should perform.
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
Filled with the Holy Ghost - See Luk 1:15. And prophesied - The word prophesy means: 1. To foretell future events. 2. To celebrate the praises of God (see 1Sa 10:5-6; 1Ki 18:29); then to, 3. Teach or preach the gospel, etc. See the notes at Rom 12:6. This song of Zechariah partakes of all. It is principally employed in the praises of God, but it also predicts the future character and preaching of John.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
And Zacharias prophesied - Of things immediately to follow. But it is observable, he speaks of Christ chiefly; of John only, as it were, incidentally.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
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.
leads to
No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:
And I will no longer hide My face from them, for I will pour out My Spirit on the house of Israel, declares the Lord GOD.”
until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Suddenly a sound like a mighty rushing wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Through
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.
leads to
From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches11
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
And 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.
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
for 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.
For 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.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
Then 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 again.
