Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. New Living Translation And he will turn many Israelites to the Lord their God. English Standard Version And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God, Berean Standard Bible Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God. Berean Literal Bible And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. King James Bible And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. New King James Version And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. New American Standard Bible And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God. NASB 1995 “And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God. NASB 1977 “And he will turn back many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. Legacy Standard Bible And he will turn many of the sons of Israel back to the Lord their God. Amplified Bible He will turn many of the sons of Israel back [from sin] to [love and serve] the Lord their God. Christian Standard Bible He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. Holman Christian Standard Bible He will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. American Standard Version And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God. Contemporary English Version John will lead many people in Israel to turn back to the Lord their God. English Revised Version And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will bring many people in Israel back to the Lord their God. Good News Translation and he will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. International Standard Version He will bring many of Israel's descendants back to the Lord their God. Majority Standard Bible Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God. NET Bible He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. New Heart English Bible He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God. Webster's Bible Translation And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. Weymouth New Testament Many of the descendants of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God; World English Bible He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the LORD their God, Berean Literal Bible And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. Young's Literal Translation and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God, Smith's Literal Translation And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn back to the Lord their God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. Catholic Public Domain Version And he will convert many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God. New American Bible and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. New Revised Standard Version He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd many Israelites he will cause to turn to the Lord their God. Aramaic Bible in Plain English “And he will turn many of the children of Israel to THE LORD JEHOVAH, their God.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. Godbey New Testament And he will turn many of the sons of Israel to the Lord, their God. Haweis New Testament And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord, their God. Mace New Testament he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. Weymouth New Testament Many of the descendants of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God; Worrell New Testament And many of the sons of Israel will he turn to the Lord their God. Worsley New Testament and many of the children of Israel shall he convert unto the Lord their God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gabriel Foretells John's Birth…15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb. 16 Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God. 17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”… Cross References Malachi 4:5-6 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. / And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.” Matthew 11:14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come. Matthew 17:11-13 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. / But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” / Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist. Mark 9:11-13 And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” / He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected? / But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.” Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Matthew 3:1-3 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea / and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” / This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” John 1:23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” Matthew 11:10 This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’ Mark 1:2-3 As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.” / “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’” John 1:6-7 There came a man who was sent from God. His name was John. / He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe. John 1:15 John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’” John 1:29-34 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! / This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’ / I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.” ... Acts 13:24-25 Before the arrival of Jesus, John preached a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. / As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’ Matthew 21:32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. Matthew 3:5-6 People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole region around the Jordan. / Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the Jordan River. Treasury of Scripture And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. Luke 1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; Isaiah 40:3-5 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God… Isaiah 49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. Jump to Previous Children Descendants Great Israel Numbers Turn TurnedJump to Next Children Descendants Great Israel Numbers Turn TurnedLuke 1 1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.5. The conception of John the Baptist; 26. and of Jesus. 39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus. 57. The nativity and circumcision of John. 67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus, 76. and of John. He will turn The phrase "He will turn" indicates a divine action initiated by God through His chosen instrument, John the Baptist. The Greek word used here is "ἐπιστρέφω" (epistrephō), which means to turn back or return. This implies a significant transformation or change of direction, suggesting repentance and a return to God. Historically, this reflects the prophetic role of John the Baptist as a forerunner to Christ, calling people to prepare their hearts for the coming Messiah. many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Manyπολλοὺς (pollous) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 4183: Much, many; often. of the τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sons υἱῶν (huiōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Israel Ἰσραὴλ (Israēl) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2474: Of Hebrew origin; Israel, the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants. he will turn ἐπιστρέψει (epistrepsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1994: From epi and strepho; to revert. back to ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. [the] Lord Κύριον (Kyrion) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. their αὐτῶν (autōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. God. Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. Links Luke 1:16 NIVLuke 1:16 NLT Luke 1:16 ESV Luke 1:16 NASB Luke 1:16 KJV Luke 1:16 BibleApps.com Luke 1:16 Biblia Paralela Luke 1:16 Chinese Bible Luke 1:16 French Bible Luke 1:16 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 1:16 He will turn many of the children (Luke Lu Lk) |