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Luke 1:64

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Right then and there, his mouth opened up and his tongue was freed, and he started speaking and praising God.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes God gives us our voice back exactly when we need it most.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative of Luke's Gospel, Zechariah was a priest serving in the Second Temple period when an angel appeared to him in the temple, announcing that his wife Elizabeth, who was barren, would give birth to a son named John. Because Zechariah doubted this divine message, he was struck mute as a sign until the prophecy was fulfilled at the child's birth. When the baby was named John as instructed, Zechariah's speech was miraculously restored, leading him to praise God immediately.

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