Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
Luke 1:6 in other translations
| BSB | Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord. |
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| WEB | They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. |
| ASV | And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. |
| YLT | and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless, |
| DARBY | And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. |
| BBE | They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong. |
| Webster | And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. |
What does Luke 1:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 1:5-25
The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age. While Zacharias was burning incense in the temple, the whole multitude of the people were praying without. All the prayers we offer up to God, are…
Luke 1:6 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 1:6
- Genesis 7:1
And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
- Genesis 17:1
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
- Philippians 2:15
That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;
- 1 Kings 9:4
And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
- Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.
- Acts 24:16
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
- Colossians 1:22
In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
- Titus 3:3-7
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; …
- 2 Peter 3:14
Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
- Job 1:8
And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13
To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints.
- 1 John 3:7
Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
16:15; Ge 6:9; 7:1; 17:1; Job 1:1,8; 9:2; Ro 3:9-25; Php 3:6-9
Tit 3:3-7
walking.
1Ki 9:4; 2Ki 20:3; Ps 119:6; Ac 23:1; 24:16; 1Co 11:2; 2Co 1:12
Php 3:6; Tit 2:11-14; 1Jo 2:3,29; 3:7
blameless.
Php 2:15; Col 1:22; 1Th 3:13; 2Pe 3:14
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Context
- Luke 1:5
There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
- Luke 1:6
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
- Luke 1:7
And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.
Luke 1:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y eran ambos justos delante de Dios, andando sin reprensión en todos los mandamientos y estatutos del Señor. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils étaient tous deux justes devant Dieu, marchant dans tous les commandements et dans toutes les ordonnances du ✶Seigneur, sans reproche. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Beide aber waren gerecht vor Gott, indem sie untadelig wandelten in allen Geboten und Satzungen des Herrn. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erant autem justi ambo ante Deum, incedentes in omnibus mandatis et justificationibus Domini sine querela. |