Luke 1:77
To give knowledge of salvation to His people || In forgiveness of their sins,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
In Context
78Through the yearnings of our God, || In which the rising from on high looked on us,
Cross References
Jeremiah 31:34And they do not teach anymore || Each his neighbor, and each his brother, || Saying, Know YHWH, || For they all know Me, from their least to their greatest,” || A declaration of YHWH; “For I pardon their iniquity, || And I make no more mention of their sin.”
Luke 3:3and he came to all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming an immersion of conversion for forgiveness of sins,
Luke 7:47therefore I say to you, her many sins have been forgiven, because she loved much; but to whom is forgiven little, loves little.”
John 1:15John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who is coming after me has come before me, for He was before me.”
John 1:34and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.”
Acts 2:38And Peter said to them, “Convert, and each of you be immersed on the Name of Jesus Christ, for forgiveness of sins, and you will 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 →