Luke 1:76

74 To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might ^aserve Him without fear,

75 ^aIn holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

76 “And you, child, will be called the ^aprophet of the Highest;
For ^byou will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

77 To give ^aknowledge of salvation to His people
By the remission of their sins,

78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the¹ Dayspring from on high has visited us;

79 ^aTo give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To ^bguide our feet into the way of peace.”

80 So ^athe child grew and became strong in spirit, and ^bwas in the deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel.

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What Does Luke 1:76 Mean?

Luke 1:76-79

Verses 76-79 comprise a prophecy devoted without qualification to John and his work.

From the very beginning, John and Jesus are allied in the salvation scheme. However, the Bible shows in interesting ways how John is subordinate to Jesus. For instance, in Luke 1:36, Mary and Elizabeth are shown to be related, probably cousins. Both women conceive in a miraculous way, but Mary's conception of Jesus by the Holy Spirit is far more miraculous. Then, when Elizabeth greets Mary (Luke 1:39-41), John, while still in her womb, leaps for joy in the presence of our Lord in His mother's womb. Finally, Luke 1:76 shows John to be only a prophet, but verses 32-35 show Jesus to be the Son of God and Heir to the throne of David.

John W. Ritenbaugh
Elijah and John the Baptist

Luke 1:76-77

John the Baptist's message laid the groundwork for the ministry of Jesus Christ who would reveal the knowledge of salvation and demonstrate that it comes about through the remission of sins.

Earl L. Henn
Basic Doctrines: Salvation

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