Luke 1:70
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
Luke 1:70 in other translations
| BSB | as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, |
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| WEB | (as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old), |
| ASV | (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old), |
| YLT | As He spake by the mouth of His holy prophets, Which have been from the age; |
| DARBY | as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began; |
| BBE | (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,) |
| Webster | As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began: |
What does Luke 1:70 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:68-79
68-79. There is not a word in this noble burst of divine song about his own child; like Elisabeth losing sight entirely of self, in the glory of a Greater than both. Lord God of Israel--the ancient covenant God of the peculiar people. visited and redeemed--that is, in order to redeem: returned after long absence, and broken His long silence (see Mt 15:31). In the Old Testament, God is said to "visit" chiefly for…
Barnes' Notes
Since the world began. This is not to be taken literally, for there were no prophets immediately after the creation. It is merely a general expression, designed to denote that all the prophets had predicted the coming of the Messiah. Comp. Lk 24:27 Rev 19:10
(n) "spake" Jer 23:5,6, Dan 9:24
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 1:67-80
Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfect day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we were utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus…
Luke 1:70 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 1:70
- Acts 3:21-24
Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
- Romans 1:2
(Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)
- 2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
- Acts 28:25
And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,
- Genesis 49:10
The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.
- Jeremiah 30:10
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
- Genesis 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
- 1 Peter 1:12
Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.
- Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
- Luke 24:44
And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
- 2 Samuel 23:2
The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.
- Luke 24:26-27
Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory? And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
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Context
- Luke 1:69
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
- Luke 1:70
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
- Luke 1:71
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Luke 1:70 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Como habló por boca de sus santos profetas que fueron desde el principio: |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | selon ce qu’il avait dit par la bouche de ses saints prophètes, qui ont été de tout temps, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | , |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | sicut locutus est per os sanctorum, qui a sæculo sunt, prophetarum ejus: |