Luke 1:16 “Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.”

Luke 1:16

Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

World English Bible

He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

American Standard Version

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

Geneva Bible 1599

And many of the children of Israel shall he turne to their Lord God.

Darby Translation

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their God.

Young's Literal Translation

and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

Bible in Basic English

And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

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Cross references

“And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.”

Matthew 21:32 Isaiah 40:3–5 Malachi 3:1 Matthew 3:1–6 Luke 1:76 Isaiah 49:6

Matthew 21:32 · BSB

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

Isaiah 40:3–5 · BSB

A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert.

Malachi 3:1 · BSB

“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of…

Matthew 3:1–6 · BSB

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

Luke 1:76 · BSB

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,

Isaiah 49:6 · BSB

He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the ea…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.

17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

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