Luke 1:76-80

“And you, child, also will be called the prophet of the Most High; For you will go on before the Lord to prepare His ways;

To give His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,

Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,

To shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Now the child grew and was becoming strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel.