Luke 1:68

“The God of us Israel mob, he is a great God. He came now to save us, his people.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

In Context

67At that time, when Zekariah started talking again, the Holy Spirit came into him, and he told everyone a message from God. He said,

69He sent us a very strong person, to save us. You know about David, the big boss that worked for God a long time ago. Well, this person is in David’s family.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:26God is good. I’m going to ask God to look after Shem, but Canaan will work hard for him with no pay.

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 →

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