Luke 1:77
To give to His People a knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
In Context
78Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us,
Cross References
Luke 3:3John went into all the district about the Jordan proclaiming a baptism of the penitent for the forgiveness of sins;
Luke 7:47This is the reason why I tell you that her sins, her many sins, are forgiven--because she has loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little."
John 1:15John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, "This is He of whom I said, `He who is coming after me has been put before me,' for He was before me."
John 1:34"This I have seen, and I have become a witness that He is the Son of God."
Acts 2:38"Repent," replied Peter, "and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, with a view to the remission of your sins, and you shall 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 →