Luke 1:78
Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:
Douay-Rheims 1899
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, unto the remission of their sins:
Cross References
Psalms 25:6Remember, O Lord, thy bowels of compassion; and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world.
Isaiah 63:7I will remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, and for the multitude of his good things to the house of Israel, which he hath given them according to his kindness, and according to the multitude of his mercies.
Zechariah 3:8Hear, O Jesus thou high priest, then and thy friends that dwell before thee, for they are portending men: for behold I WILL BRING MY SERVANT THE ORIENT.
Malachi 4:2But unto you that fear my name, the Sun of justice shall arise, and health in his wings: and you shall go forth, and shall leap like calves of the herd.
Ephesians 2:4But God, (who is rich in mercy,) for his exceeding charity wherewith he loved us,
Philippians 1:8For God is my witness, how I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
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 →