Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven New Living Translation Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, English Standard Version because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high Berean Standard Bible because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, Berean Literal Bible through the affections of compassion of our God, in which the Sunrise will visit us from on high, King James Bible Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, New King James Version Through the tender mercy of our God, With which the Dayspring from on high has visited us; New American Standard Bible Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, NASB 1995 Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, NASB 1977 Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high shall visit us, Legacy Standard Bible Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, Amplified Bible Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise (the Messiah) from on high will dawn and visit us, Christian Standard Bible Because of our God’s merciful compassion, the dawn from on high will visit us Holman Christian Standard Bible Because of our God’s merciful compassion, the Dawn from on high will visit us American Standard Version Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, Aramaic Bible in Plain English “In the compassions of the mercy of our God in which The Manifestation from Heaven will visit us,” Contemporary English Version God's love and kindness will shine upon us like the sun that rises in the sky. Douay-Rheims Bible Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us: English Revised Version Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us, GOD'S WORD® Translation A new day will dawn on us from above because our God is loving and merciful. Good News Translation Our God is merciful and tender. He will cause the bright dawn of salvation to rise on us International Standard Version Because of the tender mercy of our God, his light from on high has visited us, Literal Standard Version Through the yearnings of our God, | In which the rising from on high looked on us, Majority Standard Bible because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, New American Bible because of the tender mercy of our God by which the daybreak from on high will visit us NET Bible Because of our God's tender mercy the dawn will break upon us from on high New Revised Standard Version By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, New Heart English Bible because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us, Webster's Bible Translation Through the tender mercy of our God; by which the day-spring from on high hath visited us, Weymouth New Testament Through the tender compassion of our God, Through which the daybreak from on high will come to us, World English Bible because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us, Young's Literal Translation Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Zechariah's Song…77to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, 78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high, 79to shine on those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”… Cross References Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them. Malachi 4:2 "But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall. Ephesians 5:14 So it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 2 Peter 1:19 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. Treasury of Scripture Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high has visited us, tender. Psalm 25:6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. Isaiah 63:7,15 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses… John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. day-spring. Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. Isaiah 11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: Zechariah 3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH. Jump to Previous Account Bowels Compassion Dawn Daybreak Dayspring Day-Spring Heaven High Loving Mercy Rising Sun Sunrise Tender Visit Visited Whereby WhereinJump to Next Account Bowels Compassion Dawn Daybreak Dayspring Day-Spring Heaven High Loving Mercy Rising Sun Sunrise Tender Visit Visited Whereby WhereinLuke 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. (78) Through the tender mercy.--Literally, on account of the bowels of mercy of our God. After this manner the Jews spoke of what we should call "the heart" of God. The word was a favourite one with St. Paul, as in the Greek of 2Corinthians 7:15; Philippians 1:8, Php_2:1; Colossians 3:12. The pity that moved the heart of God is thought of, not as the instrument through which, but that on account of which, the work of the Baptist was to be accomplished. The dayspring from on high.--The English word expresses the force of the Greek very beautifully. The dawn is seen in the East rising upward, breaking through the darkness. We must remember, however, that the word had acquired another specially Messianic association, through its use in the LXX. version as the equivalent for the "Branch," "that which springs upward," of Jeremiah 23:5; Zechariah 3:8. Here the thought of the sunrise is prominent, and it connects itself with such predictions as, "The glory of the Lord hath risen upon thee" (Isaiah 60:1), "The sun of righteousness shall rise" (Malachi 4:2). What had become a Messianic name is taken in its primary sense, and turned into a parable. . . . Verse 78. - Through the tender mercy of our God. And, goes on Zacharias in his noble hymn, all this tender care for Israel (but really for mankind, though perhaps the speaker of the hymn scarcely guessed it) is owing to the deep love of God. Whereby the Dayspring from on high hath visited us. The beautiful imagery here is derived from the magnificence of an Eastern sunrise. In his temple service at Jerusalem the priest must have seen the ruddy dawn rise grandly over the dark chain of the distant mountains, and lighting up with a blaze of golden glory the everlasting hills as they stood round about Jerusalem. The thought which pictured the advent of Messiah as a sunrise was a favorite one with the prophets. We see it in such prophecies of Isaiah and Malachi as, "Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold... Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of the; rising" (Isaiah 60:1-3). "Unto you that fear my Name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings" (Malachi 4:2).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek because ofδιὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [the] tender σπλάγχνα (splanchna) Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Strong's 4698: Probably strengthened from splen; an intestine; figuratively, pity or sympathy. mercy ἐλέους (eleous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 1656: Pity, mercy, compassion. Of uncertain affinity; compassion. of our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. God, Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. by ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. which οἷς (hois) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. [the] Dawn ἀνατολὴ (anatolē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 395: From anatello; a rising of light, i.e. Dawn; by implication, the east. will visit ἐπισκέψεται (episkepsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1980: To look upon, visit, look out, select. us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. from ἐξ (ex) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. on high, ὕψους (hypsous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 5311: Height, heaven; dignity, eminence. From a derivative of huper; elevation, i.e. altitude, the sky, or dignity. Links Luke 1:78 NIVLuke 1:78 NLT Luke 1:78 ESV Luke 1:78 NASB Luke 1:78 KJV Luke 1:78 BibleApps.com Luke 1:78 Biblia Paralela Luke 1:78 Chinese Bible Luke 1:78 French Bible Luke 1:78 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 1:78 Because of the tender mercy of our (Luke Lu Lk) |
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