Luke 1:75
73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
77 to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
- KJV
- In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
- WEB
- in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
- ASV
- In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
- DARBY
- in piety and righteousness before him all our days.
- BLB
- in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
- ÅB
- i hellighet og rettferdighet for hans åsyn alle våre dager.
- OTB
- i hellighet og rettferdighet for ham, alle våre livs dager.
- B1930
- i hellighet og rettferdighet for hans åsyn alle våre dager.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:24
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Read in contextEphesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Read in contextTitus 2:11–14
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
Read in context2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
Read in contextJeremiah 31:33–34
“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Read in contextEphesians 1:4
For He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His presence. In love
Read in context1 Thessalonians 4:7
For God has not called us to impurity, but to holiness.
Read in context2 Peter 1:4–8
Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
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