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Selected Verse: Luke 1:16 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 1:16 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] many [4183] of the children [5207] of Israel [2474] shall he turn [1994] to [1909] the Lord [2962] their [846] God [2316]. |
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King James |
And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| A religious and moral reformer, Elijah-like, he should be (Mal 4:6, where the "turning of the people's heart to the Lord" is borrowed from Kg1 18:37). In both cases their success, though great, was partial--the nation was not gained. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Children of Israel - Jews. Descendants of Israel or Jacob.
Shall he turn - By repentance. He shall call them from their sins, and persuade them to forsake them, and to seek the Lord their God. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| And many of the children of Israel shall he turn - None therefore need be ashamed of "preaching like John the Baptist." To the Lord their God - To Christ. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Many of the children of Israel shall he turn - See this prediction fulfilled, Luk 3:10-18. |
37 Hear [06030] me, O LORD [03068], hear [06030] me, that this people [05971] may know [03045] that thou art the LORD [03068] God [0430], and that thou hast turned [05437] their heart [03820] back [05437] again [0322].
6 And he shall turn [07725] the heart [03820] of the fathers [01] to the children [01121], and the heart [03820] of the children [01121] to their fathers [01], lest I come [0935] and smite [05221] the earth [0776] with a curse [02764].
10 And [2532] the people [3793] asked [1905] him [846], saying [3004], What [5101] shall we do [4160] then [3767]?
11 He answereth [611] and [1161] saith [3004] unto them [846], He that hath [2192] two [1417] coats [5509], let him impart [3330] to him that hath [2192] none [3361]; and [2532] he that hath [2192] meat [1033], let him do [4160] likewise [3668].
12 Then [1161] came [2064] also [2532] publicans [5057] to be baptized [907], and [2532] said [2036] unto [4314] him [846], Master [1320], what [5101] shall we do [4160]?
13 And [1161] he said [2036] unto [4314] them [846], Exact [4238] no [3367] more [4119] than [3844] that which is appointed [1299] you [5213].
14 And [1161] the soldiers [4754] likewise [2532] demanded [1905] of him [846], saying [3004], And [2532] what [5101] shall we [2249] do [4160]? And [2532] he said [2036] unto [4314] them [846], Do violence [1286] to no man [3367], neither [3366] accuse any falsely [4811]; and [2532] be content [714] with your [5216] wages [3800].
15 And [1161] as the people [2992] were in expectation [4328], and [2532] all men [3956] mused [1260] in [1722] their [846] hearts [2588] of [4012] John [2491], whether [3379] he [846] were [1498] the Christ [5547], or not [3379];
16 John [2491] answered [611], saying [3004] unto them all [537], I [1473] indeed [3303] baptize [907] you [5209] with water [5204]; but [1161] one mightier than [2478] I [3450] cometh [2064], the latchet [2438] of whose [3739] [846] shoes [5266] I am [1510] not [3756] worthy [2425] to unloose [3089]: he [846] shall baptize [907] you [5209] with [1722] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] and [2532] with fire [4442]:
17 Whose [3739] fan [4425] is in [1722] his [846] hand [5495], and [2532] he will throughly purge [1245] his [846] floor [257], and [2532] will gather [4863] the wheat [4621] into [1519] his [846] garner [596]; but [1161] the chaff [892] he will burn [2618] with fire [4442] unquenchable [762].
18 And [2532] [3767] many [4183] other [2087] things [4183] [3303] in his exhortation [3870] preached [2097] he unto the people [2992].