⁶⁵ A sense of reverence spread through the whole community. In fact, this story was spread throughout the hilly countryside of Judea. ⁶⁶ People were certain that God’s hand was on this child, and they wondered what sort of person John would turn out to be when he became a man.

⁶⁷ When Zacharias’s voice was restored to him, he sang from the fullness of the Spirit a prophetic blessing.