And his father Zachariah was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,
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Nicetas of Remesiana
AD 414
That which was spiritual in the Old Testament, for example, faith, piety, prayer, fasting, patience, chastity and psalm singing—all this has been increased in the New Testament rather than diminished. Therefore you will find in the Gospel Zechariah, the father of John, who uttered a prophecy in the form of a hymn after his long silence.