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Luke 1:64

Luke 1:64 is verse 64 of Luke chapter 1, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

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King James Version

And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

World English Bible

His mouth was opened immediately and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

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Luke 1:62–66 · Berean Standard Bible

62 So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

63 Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

64 Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

65 All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.

66 And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Luke 1:20

And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”

Exodus 4:15

You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.

Exodus 4:16

He will speak to the people for you. He will be your spokesman, and it will be as if you were God to him.

Psalms 51:15

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Jeremiah 1:9

Then the LORD reached out His hand, touched my mouth, and said to me: “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth.

Ezekiel 3:27

But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you are to tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says.’ Whoever listens, let him listen; and whoever refuses, let him refuse, for they are a rebellious house.

Ezekiel 29:21

In that day I will cause a horn to sprout for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth to speak among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

Ezekiel 33:22

Now the evening before the fugitive arrived, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.

Matthew 9:33

And when the demon had been driven out, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel!”

Mark 7:32

Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

Mark 7:33

So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

Mark 7:34

And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

Mark 7:35

Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

Mark 7:36

Jesus ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more He ordered them, the more widely they proclaimed it.

Mark 7:37

The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”

Psalms 30:7

O LORD, You favored me; You made my mountain stand strong. When You hid Your face, I was dismayed.

Psalms 30:8

To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy:

Psalms 30:9

“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

Psalms 30:10

Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”

Psalms 30:11

You turned my mourning into dancing; You peeled off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,

Psalms 30:12

that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

Psalms 118:18

The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.

Psalms 118:19

Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.

Isaiah 12:1

In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

Daniel 4:34

But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.

Daniel 4:35

All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”

Daniel 4:36

At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.

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