Luke 1:6 “Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly i…”

Luke 1:6

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

World English Bible

They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

American Standard Version

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Geneva Bible 1599

Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.

Darby Translation

And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Young's Literal Translation

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

Bible in Basic English

They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“righteous”

Genesis 7:1 Genesis 17:1 Job 1:1 Titus 3:3–7 Job 1:8 Philippians 3:6–9

Genesis 7:1 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.

Genesis 17:1 · BSB

When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

Job 1:1 · BSB

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

Titus 3:3–7 · BSB

For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Job 1:8 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”

Philippians 3:6–9 · BSB

as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness in the law, faultless.

“walking”

1 Kings 9:4 Acts 24:16 Titus 2:11–14 1 John 2:3 1 John 3:7 2 Kings 20:3

1 Kings 9:4 · BSB

And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, with a heart of integrity and uprightness, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,

Acts 24:16 · BSB

In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

Titus 2:11–14 · BSB

For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.

1 John 2:3 · BSB

By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

1 John 3:7 · BSB

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.

2 Kings 20:3 · BSB

“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

“blameless”

Philippians 2:15 Colossians 1:22 2 Peter 3:14 1 Thessalonians 3:13

Philippians 2:15 · BSB

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world

Colossians 1:22 · BSB

But now He has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy, unblemished, and blameless in His presence—

2 Peter 3:14 · BSB

Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.

1 Thessalonians 3:13 · BSB

so that He may establish your hearts in blamelessness and holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all His saints. Amen.

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

In context

5In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.

7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.

Read Luke 1