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Luke Chapter 1 verse 16 Holy Bible

ASV Luke 1:16

And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.
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BBE Luke 1:16

And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.
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DARBY Luke 1:16

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to [the] Lord their God.
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KJV Luke 1:16

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
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WBT Luke 1:16

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WEB Luke 1:16

He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.
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YLT Luke 1:16

and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 16. - And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. The state of the people at this period was indeed unhappy. The dominant Italian power had introduced into Syria and Palestine the vices and profligate life of Italy and Greece. The great Syrian city Antioch, for instance, in vice and sensuality, had gone far beyond her conqueror, and was perhaps at that time the most wicked city in the world. In the court of Herod, patriotism and true nobility were dead. The priests and scribes were for the most part deeply corrupted, and the poor shepherdless common folk only too readily followed the example of the rich and great. The boy who was to be born was to be a great preacher of righteousness; his glorious mission would be to turn many of these poor wanderers to the Lord their God.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) Shall he turn to the Lord their God.--The opening words of the message of the New Covenant spring out of the closing words of the last of the prophets (Malachi 4:6), and point to the revival of the Elijah ministry, which is more definitely announced in the next verse.