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Luke 1:70

Prophecy

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

69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
KJV
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
WEB
(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
ASV
(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),
DARBY
as he spoke by [the] mouth of his holy prophets, who have been since the world began;
BLB
as He spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets from the age,
ÅB
slik som han talte gjennom sine hellige profeters munn fra fordums tid av,
OTB
slik han talte gjennom sine hellige profeter fra gammel tid,
B1930
således som han talte gjennem sine hellige profeters munn fra fordums tid av,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 3:21–24

    Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.

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  • Romans 1:2

    (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy scriptures,)

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  • 2 Peter 1:21

    For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

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  • Acts 28:25

    And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

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  • Genesis 49:10

    The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

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  • Jeremiah 30:10

    Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.

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  • Genesis 12:3

    And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

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  • 1 Peter 1:12

    Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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