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Luke 1:77 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 77
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,Luke 1:77 · King James Version
Luke 1:77 in context
75In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
77To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,
78Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
79To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- knowledgegnōsisknowledge signifies in general intelligence, understanding, the general knowledge of…G1108 →
- salvationsōtēriadeliverance, preservation, safety, salvation, deliverance from the molestation of…G4991 →
- remissionaphesisrelease from bondage or imprisonment, forgiveness or pardon, of sins , remission of the…G859 →
- peoplelaosa people, people group, tribe, nation, all those who are of the same stock and language…G2992 →
- givedidōmito give, to give something to someone, of one s own accord to give one something, to his…G1325 →
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We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luk 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying; for he foretold things to come concerning the kingdom of the Messiah, to which all the prophets bear witness. Observe, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 67-80