51. He has done a mighty deed with His arm; He has scattered the proudbecause of the thoughts of their hearts;
52. He has toppled the mighty from their thronesand exalted the lowly.
53. He has satisfied the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty.
54. He has helped His servant Israel,mindful of His mercy,
55. just as He spoke to our ancestors,to Abraham and his descendants forever.
56. And Mary stayed with her about three months; then she returned to her home.
57. Now the time had come for Elizabeth to give birth, and she had a son.
58. Then her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her His great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
59. When they came to circumcise the child on the eighth day, they were going to name him Zechariah, after his father.
60. But his mother responded, “No! He will be called John.”