1Look I send my angel, and he shall prepare the way before my face. And presently the Lord, whom you seek, and the angel of the testament, whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Look he comes, says the Lord of hosts.

2And who shall be able to think of the day of his coming? and who shall stand to see him? for he is like a refining fire, and like the fuller's herb:

3And he shall sit refining and cleansing the silver, and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and shall refine them as gold, and as silver, and they shall offer sacrifices to the Lord in righteousness.

4And the sacrifice of Juda and of Jerusalem shall please the Lord, as in the days of old, and in the ancient years.

8The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way.

9He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the gentle his ways.

57Now Elizabeth's full time of being rescued was come, and she brought forth a son.

58And her neighbours and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had showed his great mercy towards her, and they congratulated with her.

59And it happened, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him by his father's name Zachary.

60And his mother answering, said: Not so; but he shall be called John.

61And they said to her: There is none of your kindred that is called by this name.

62And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called.

63And demanding a writing table, he wrote, saying: John is his name. And they all wondered.

64And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, blessing God.

65And fear came upon all their neighbours; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.

66And all those who had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think you, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.