Luke 1:77
by giving to his people the knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins,
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
In Context
78through the tender mercies of our God; by which the dawn from on high has visited us,
Cross References
Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance in order to the remission of sins;
Luke 7:47Wherefore, I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much. But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little.
John 1:15John testified of him, and cried, saying: This is he of whom I said: He that comes after me, is now before me, for he existed before me.
John 1:34And I saw, and do testify that this is the Son of God.
Acts 2:38And Peter said to them: Repent, and be immersed, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, in order to the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80
The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →