Luke 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 1:14-17

14You will have joyG5479 and gladnessG20, and manyG4183 will rejoiceG5463 at his birthG1078. 15For he will be greatG3173 in the sightG1799 of the LordG2962; and he will 1drinkG4095 noG3756G3361 wineG3631 orG2532 liquorG4608, and he will be filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 2while yetG2089 in his mother’sG3384 wombG2836. 16And he will 3turnG1994 manyG4183 of the sonsG5207 of IsraelG2474 backG1994 to the LordG2962 their GodG2316. 17It is he who will 4goG4281 as a forerunner beforeG1799 Him in the spiritG4151 and powerG1411 of 5ElijahG2243, 6to turnG1994 the heartsG2588 of the fathersG3962 backG1994 to the childrenG5043, and the disobedientG545 to the attitudeG5428 of the righteousG1342, so as to 7makeG2090 readyG2090 a peopleG2992 preparedG2680 for the LordG2962.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 1:15 Num 6:3; Judg 13:4; Matt 11:18; Luke 7:33 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 1:15 Lit from ↩
  3. 3. Luke 1:16 Matt 3:2, 6; Luke 3:3 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 1:17 Luke 1:76 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 1:17 Matt 11:14 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 1:17 Mal 4:6 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 1:17 Luke 1:76 ↩

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