the child: Luke 1:15, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52; Judges 13:24-25; 1 Samuel 3:19-20
and was: Matthew 3:1, Matthew 11:7; Mark 1:3-4
his: John 1:31
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Luke 1:80
Luke 1:80
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