Luke 1:16

Luke 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
• New International Version (NIV)He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

Context of Luke 1:16

14There will be joy and delight for you, and many will rejoice at his birth. 15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or beer. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb. He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. 17And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.” 18“How can I know this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

Luke 1:16 word by word

καὶ πολλοὺς τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ ἐπιστρέψει ἐπὶ κύριον τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• of the childrenὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the childrenυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• shall he turnἐπιστρέφωepistrephō · to turnG1994
• toἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• theirαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 1:16

• Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
• Isaiah 40:3A voice of one crying out: Prepare the way of the Lord in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.
• Isaiah 49:6he says, “It is not enough for you to be my servant raising up the tribes of Jacob and restoring the protected ones of Israel. I will also make you a light for the nations, to be my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
• Daniel 12:3Those who have insight will shine like the bright expanse of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
• Malachi 3:1“See, I am going to send my messenger, and he will clear the way before me. Then the Lord you seek will suddenly come to his temple, the Messenger of the covenant you delight in — see, he is coming,” says the Lord of Armies.
• Matthew 3:1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
• Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.

Commentaries on Luke 1:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Many of the children of Israel shall he turn - See this prediction fulfilled, Luke 3:10-18.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Children of Israel - Jews. Descendants of Israel or Jacob. Shall he turn - By repentance. He shall call them from their sins, and persuade them to forsake them, and to seek the Lord their God.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-25Verses 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 acceptable and successful only…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1716-17. A religious and moral reformer, Elijah-like, he should be (Mal 4:6, where the "turning of the people's heart to the Lord" is borrowed from 1Ki 18:37). In both cases their success, though great, was partial--the nation was not gained.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:16

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Barrenness
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Gabriel
• John
• Joy
• Prophecy
• Regeneration
• Temple
• Vision
• Zacharias (Zechariah)
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Children of Israel
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate

Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings