Luke 1:77

To give science of health to his people, into remission of their sins; (To give the knowledge of salvation to his people, by the forgiveness of their sins;)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

In Context

76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways (or to prepare his way).

78by the inwardness of the mercy of our God, in the which he springing up from on high hath visited us.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 31:34And a man shall no more teach his neighbour, and a man his brother, and say, Know thou the Lord; for all shall know me, from the least of them unto the most, saith the Lord; for I shall be merciful to the wickednesses of them, and I shall no more be mindful on the sin of them, (or for I shall be merciful to them regarding their wickednesses, and I shall remember their sin no more).

Luke 3:3And he came into all the country of (the) Jordan, and preached baptism of penance into remission of sins. (And he came into all the countryside of the Jordan River, and preached the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.)

Luke 7:47For which thing I say to thee, many sins be forgiven to her, for she hath loved much; and to whom is less forgiven, he loveth less.

John 1:15John beareth witnessing of him, and crieth, and saith, (or John testified about him, and cried out, and said), This (man) is he of whom I said, He that shall come after me, is made before me, for he was before me;

John 1:34And I saw, and bare witnessing (or and I testify), that this is the Son of God.

Acts 2:38And Peter said to them, Do ye penance, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, into remission of your sins; and ye shall take the gift of the Holy Ghost. (And Peter said to them, Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sins; and then ye 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 →

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