Luke 1:78
Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
In Context
77To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,
Cross References
Psalms 25:6O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.
Isaiah 63:7I will give news of the mercies of the Lord, and his great acts, even all the things the Lord has done for us, in his great grace to the house of Israel; even all he has done for us in his unnumbered mercies.
Zechariah 3:8Give ear now, O Joshua, the high priest, you and your friends who are seated before you; for these are men who are a sign: for see, I will let my servant the Branch be seen.
Malachi 4:2But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.
Ephesians 2:4But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,
Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.
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 →