Luke 1:78
“Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs,”
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Luke 1:78 Context
76And thou childe shalt bee called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes. 77To giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes, 78Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs, 79To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80And the childe grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his shewing vnto Israel.
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Other Translations for Luke 1:78
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
- King James Version
Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,
- American Standard Version (1901)
Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,
- Basic English Bible
on account of [the] bowels of mercy of our God; wherein [the] dayspring from on high has visited us,
- Darby Bible
Through the tender mercy of our God; by which the day-spring from on high hath visited us,
- Webster's Bible
Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us,
- Weymouth Bible
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,
- World English Bible
bi the inwardnesse of the merci of oure God, in the whiche he spryngynge vp fro an hiy hath visitid vs.
- Wycliffe Bible
Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Luke 1:78
1:78 The day spring - Or the rising sun; that is, Christ.
People's Bible Notes for Luke 1:78
Lu 1:78 The dayspring. Christ is the "morning light", the "rising sun" (Mal 4:2). The gospel brings "light" with it (Joh 3:19).