Luke 1:17

He will go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

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In The King James Version

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

In Context

16and will reconcile many of the Israelites to the Lord their God.

18“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years.”

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Cross References

Psalms 10:17Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble, inclining your ear, strengthening their hearts,

Psalms 111:10Reverence for the Lord is the beginning of wisdom those who keep it are wise indeed. His praise abides for ever and ever.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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