Luke 1:6

Luke 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.
• New International Version (NIV)Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Context of Luke 1:6

4so that you may know the exact truth about the things you have been taught. 5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord. 7But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both advanced in years. 8Now it happened that while he was performing his priestly service before God in the appointed order of his division,

Luke 1:6 word by word

ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.Read the interlinear

• They were bothἀμφότεροςamphoteros · bothG297
• righteousδίκαιοςdikaios · justG1342
• in the sightἐναντίοςenantios · hostileG1727
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• walkingπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
• blamelesslyἄμεμπτοςamemptos · blamelessG273
• in allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• the commandmentsἐντολήentolē · commandmentG1785
• and requirementsδικαίωμαdikaiōma · righteous actG1345
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Luke 1:6

• Luke 16:15And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.
• Genesis 6:9These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 7:1Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for you alone I have seen to be righteous before Me in this time.
• Genesis 17:1Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless.
• Job 1:1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.
• Job 9:2“In truth I know that this is so; But how can a man be in the right before God?
• Romans 3:9What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;
• Philippians 3:6as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless.
• 1 Kings 9:4As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances,
• 2 Kings 20:3“Remember now, O Lord, I beseech You, how I have walked before You in truth and with a whole heart and have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
• Psalms 119:6Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments.
• Acts 23:1Paul, looking intently at the Council, said, “Brethren, I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God up to this day.”
• Acts 24:16In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.
• 1 Corinthians 11:2Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
• 1 John 2:3By this we know that we have come to know Him, if we keep His commandments.

Commentaries on Luke 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6They were both righteous - Upright and holy in all their outward conduct in civil life. Before God - Possessing the spirit of the religion they professed; exercising themselves constantly in the presence of their Maker, whose eye, they knew, was upon all their conduct, and who examined all their motives. Walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless - None being able to lay any evil to their charge. They were as exemplary and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Both righteous - Both “just” or holy. This means here more than external conformity to the law. It is an honorable testimonial of their “piety” toward God. Walking in … - Keeping the commandments. To walk in the way that God commands is “to obey.” Ordinances - Rites and customs which God had ordained or appointed. These words refer to all the duties of religion which were made known to them. Blameless - That is, no fault or deficiency could be found in…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. 66. commandments and ordinances--The one expressing their moral--the other their ceremonial--obedience [Calvin and Bengel], (Compare Eze 11:20; He 9:1). It has been denied that any such distinction was known to the Jews and New Testament writers. But Mr 12:33, and other passages, put this beyond all reasonable doubt.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:6

• Barrenness
• Character
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Joy
• Obedience
• Perfection
• Temple
• Women
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• God
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness
• Salutation
• Sign

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