Luke 1:68

Luke 1:68 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
• New International Version (NIV)“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel, For He has visited and redeemed His people,

Context of Luke 1:68

66And all they that had heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. 67And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70As he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began:

Luke 1:68 word by word

εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

• Blessedεὐλογητόςeulogētos · praiseworthyG2128
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• visitedἐπισκέπτομαιepiskeptomai · to visit/care forG1980
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• redeemedλύτρωσιςlutrōsis · redemptionG3085
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• peopleποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160

Cross-references for Luke 1:68

• Genesis 9:26And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
• Genesis 14:20And blessed be the most high God, who hath delivered thy enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
• 1 Kings 1:48And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it .
• 1 Chronicles 29:10Therefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
• Psalms 41:13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
• Psalms 72:17His 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 blessed.
• Psalms 106:48Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
• Ephesians 1:3Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
• 1 Peter 1:3Blessedbe the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Luke 7:16And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet hath risen among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
• Luke 19:44And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
• Exodus 3:16Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say to them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:
• Exodus 4:31And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
• Psalms 111:9He sent redemption to his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
• Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Commentaries on Luke 1:68

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for, etc. - Zacharias praises God for two grand benefits which he had granted to his people. 1. He has visited them. 2. He has ransomed them. He speaks by the spirit of prophecy, which calls things that are not, as though they were; because they are absolutely determined by the Most High, and shall be all fulfilled in their season. God visits his people in the incarnation of Jesus Christ; therefore this Christ is called…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 68Blessed - See the notes at Matthew 5:3. Hath visited - The word here rendered “visited” means properly “to look upon;” then to look upon in order “to know the state of anyone;” then to visit for the purpose of “aiding those who need aid,” or alleviating misery. Compare Matthew 25:43. In this sense it is used here. God “looked upon” the world - he saw it miserable - he came to relieve it, and brought salvation. And redeemed - That is, was “about to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 67-80Verses 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 Christ. It is reviving; it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 68He has visited and redeemed His people: This recalls the exodus from Egypt, when God rescued his people from Pharaoh (Exodus 3:7–10, 17–20).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 68-7968-79. 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 judgment, in the New Testament for mercy…Read the comment

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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