Luke 1:77
to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the remission of their sins
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
In Context
78through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
Cross References
Jeremiah 31:34And they shall teach no more, Every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, Saying, “Know ye Jehovah!” For they shall all know me, From the least of them even to the greatest of them, saith Jehovah; For I will forgive their iniquity, And I will remember their sin no more.
Luke 3:3And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Luke 7:47Wherefore, I say to thee, her many sins have been forgiven; for she loved much; but he to whom little is forgiven loveth little.
John 1:15John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.
John 1:34And I have seen and have borne witness, that this is the Son of God.
Acts 2:38But Peter said to them, Repent, and let every one of you be baptized to the name of Jesus Christ for forgiveness of sins, and ye 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 →