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Text -- Luke 1:58-80 (NET)
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1:58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her , and they rejoiced with her .
1:59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child , and they wanted to name him Zechariah after his father .
1:60 But his mother replied , “No ! He must be named John .”
1:61 They said to her , “But none of your relatives bears this name .”
1:62 So they made signs to the baby’s father , inquiring what he wanted to name his son .
1:63 He asked for a writing tablet and wrote , “His name is John .” And they were all amazed .
1:64 Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue released, and he spoke , blessing God .
1:65 All their neighbors were filled with fear , and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.
1:66 All who heard these things kept them in their hearts , saying , “What then will this child be ?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him .
Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction
1:67 Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied ,
1:68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel , because he has come to help and has redeemed his people .
1:69 For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David ,
1:70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago ,
1:71 that we should be saved from our enemies , and from the hand of all who hate us .
1:72 He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors , and to remember his holy covenant –
1:73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham . This oath grants
1:74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies , may serve him without fear ,
1:75 in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live .
1:76 And you , child , will be called the prophet of the Most High . For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways ,
1:77 to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins .
1:78 Because of our God’s tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high
1:79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death , to guide our feet into the way of peace .”
1:80 And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit , and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
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Miracles |
Jonah, Book of |
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
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John |
Joy |
ZACHARIAS (2) |
Gospel |
Religion |
Jesus, The Christ |
Songs |
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Psalms |
Covenant |
God |
Elisabeth |
Praise |
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NET Notes -> Luk 1:58; Luk 1:58; Luk 1:58; Luk 1:59; Luk 1:59; Luk 1:59; Luk 1:60; Luk 1:60; Luk 1:60; Luk 1:60; Luk 1:61; Luk 1:61; Luk 1:61; Luk 1:62; Luk 1:62; Luk 1:62; Luk 1:62; Luk 1:63; Luk 1:63; Luk 1:63; Luk 1:63; Luk 1:64; Luk 1:64; Luk 1:64; Luk 1:64; Luk 1:65; Luk 1:65; Luk 1:66; Luk 1:66; Luk 1:66; Luk 1:66; Luk 1:66; Luk 1:67; Luk 1:67; Luk 1:67; Luk 1:68; Luk 1:68; Luk 1:68; Luk 1:68; Luk 1:69; Luk 1:69; Luk 1:69; Luk 1:69; Luk 1:70; Luk 1:71; Luk 1:71; Luk 1:72; Luk 1:72; Luk 1:72; Luk 1:72; Luk 1:73; Luk 1:73; Luk 1:73; Luk 1:74; Luk 1:74; Luk 1:75; Luk 1:75; Luk 1:76; Luk 1:76; Luk 1:76; Luk 1:76; Luk 1:76; Luk 1:76; Luk 1:77; Luk 1:77; Luk 1:78; Luk 1:78; Luk 1:78; Luk 1:78; Luk 1:79; Luk 1:79; Luk 1:80; Luk 1:80; Luk 1:80; Luk 1:80
NET Notes: Luk 1:58 The verb συνέχαιρον (sunecairon) is an imperfect and could be translated as an ingressive force, ...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:59 This could be understood as a conative imperfect, expressing an unrealized desire (“they were trying to name him”). It has been given more...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:60 “No! He must be named John.” By insisting on the name specified by the angel, Elizabeth (v. 60) and Zechariah (v. 63) have learned to obey...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:63 The response, they were all amazed, expresses a mixture of surprise and reflection in this setting where they were so certain of what the child’...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:64 “Released” is implied; in the Greek text both στόμα (stoma) and γλῶσσα (glwssa) ar...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:65 Fear is the emotion that comes when one recognizes something unusual, even supernatural, has taken place.
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NET Notes: Luk 1:66 The reference to the Lord’s hand indicates that the presence, direction, and favor of God was with him (Acts 7:9b).
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NET Notes: Luk 1:67 Prophesied. The reference to prophecy reflects that Zechariah is enabled by the Spirit to speak God’s will. He does so in this case through a pr...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:68 Has redeemed is a reference to redemption, but it anticipates the total release into salvation that the full work of Messiah will bring for Israel. Th...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:69 In the house of his servant David is a reference to Messiah’s Davidic descent. Zechariah is more interested in Jesus than his own son John at th...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:71 The theme of being saved from our enemies is like the release Jesus preached in Luke 4:18-19. Luke’s narrative shows that one of the enemies in ...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:72 The promises of God can be summarized as being found in the one promise (the oath that he swore) to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3).
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NET Notes: Luk 1:73 Again for reasons of English style, the infinitival clause “to grant us” has been translated “This oath grants” and made the b...
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NET Notes: Luk 1:74 This phrase in Greek is actually thrown forward to the front of the verse to give it emphasis.
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