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Luke 1:68

What does Luke 1:68 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 1:68 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 1:68 means

Zacharias begins: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and wrought redemption for his people. He praises God for initiating salvation—visiting his people—and acting to redeem them. The language is theological and covenantal: visitation and redemption speak of deliverance, restoration, and God’s active fulfillment of promises. Zacharias frames the birth within Israel’s hope for salvation, identifying God’s work in John and the coming Messiah as part of a redemptive movement.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Blessedbethe Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Blessedbethe Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

`Blessed <FI>is<Fi> the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Blessed be [the] Lord theGod of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,

Context

This opening of Zacharias’s prophecy follows his Spirit-filled state. It sets the theme of divine visitation and redemption that he will develop in subsequent lines. The prophecy interprets present events against the backdrop of Israel’s expectations and God’s promises to ancestors like David and Abraham.

v.67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

v.68This passage

v.69And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 106:48

    Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Israel, From everlasting even to everlasting. And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye Jehovah.

  • Genesis 14:20

    and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.

  • Psalms 72:17

    His name shall endure for ever; His name shall be continued as long as the sun: And men shall be blessed in him; All nations shall call him happy.

  • 1 Chronicles 29:20

    And David said to all the assembly, Now bless Jehovah your God. And all the assembly blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Jehovah, and the king.

  • Exodus 3:16

    Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

  • Genesis 9:26

    And he said, Blessed be Jehovah, the God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.

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