Luke 1:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Luke 1:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 1:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 1:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Luke 1:16 — World English Bible

Luke 1:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Luke 1:16 — American Standard Version

Luke 1:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Luke 1:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 1:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord theirGod.”

Luke 1:16 — Darby Translation

Luke 1:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Luke 1:16 — Geneva Bible

Luke 1:16 in Context — Luke 1

14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

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

17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

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What Does Luke 1:16 Mean?

Luke 1:16 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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