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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will tell his people how to find salvation through forgiveness of their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to His people, in forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation to His people By the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To give His people <i>the</i> knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To give to His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To give to His people <i>the</i> knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To give to His people <i>the</i> knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To give His people the knowledge of salvation By the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to give His people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will tell his people that they can be saved when their sins are forgiven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will make his people know that they can be saved through the forgiveness of their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />to tell his people that they will be saved by having their sins forgiven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and to give his people knowledge of salvation through forgiveness of their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to give to His people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation to his people, by the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />To give to His People a knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation to His people "" In forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to His people, in forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation to his people, in remission of their sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To give knowledge of salvation to his people, unto the remission of their sins: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to his people for the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the forgiveness of their sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />To give knowledge of life to his people by the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“That he may give the knowledge of life to his people in forgiveness of their sins,”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />by giving to his people the knowledge of salvation in the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to His people in remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />to give the knowledge of salvation to his people, by the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />by acquainting his people how they may be saved by the remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />To give to His People a knowledge of salvation In the forgiveness of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />to give knowledge of salvation to His people in remission of their sins,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />to make known salvation to his people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/1-77.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=565" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Zechariah's Song</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">76</span>And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him, <span class="reftext">77</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1325.htm" title="1325: dounai (V-ANA) -- To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.">to give</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laō (N-DMS) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people</a> <a href="/greek/1108.htm" title="1108: gnōsin (N-AFS) -- Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge.">the knowledge</a> <a href="/greek/4991.htm" title="4991: sōtērias (N-GFS) -- Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety.">of salvation</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">through</a> <a href="/greek/859.htm" title="859: aphesei (N-DFS) -- A sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness. From aphiemi; freedom; pardon.">the forgiveness</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autōn (PPro-GM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">of their</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartiōn (N-GFP) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sins,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">78</span>because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-43.htm">Acts 10:43</a></span><br />All the prophets testify about Him that everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins through His name.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a></span><br />She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-34.htm">Jeremiah 31:34</a></span><br />No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-12.htm">Hebrews 8:12</a></span><br />For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Isaiah 40:2</a></span><br />“Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her forced labor has been completed; her iniquity has been pardoned. For she has received from the hand of the LORD double for all her sins.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a></span><br />In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14</a></span><br />in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-7.htm">Psalm 130:7-8</a></span><br />O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is loving devotion, and with Him is redemption in abundance. / And He will redeem Israel from all iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24</a></span><br />Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-24.htm">Romans 3:24-25</a></span><br />and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. / God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a></span><br />After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-12.htm">1 John 2:12</a></span><br />I am writing to you, little children, because your sins have been forgiven through His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-14.htm">Titus 2:14</a></span><br />He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-18.htm">Micah 7:18-19</a></span><br />Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance—who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion? / He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-17.htm">Hebrews 10:17</a></span><br />Then He adds: “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,</p><p class="hdg">give.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/3-3.htm">Luke 3:3,6</a></b></br> And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/1-3.htm">Mark 1:3,4</a></b></br> The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7-9,15-17,29,34</a></b></br> The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all <i>men</i> through him might believe… </p><p class="hdg">by.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/7-47.htm">Luke 7:47-50</a></b></br> Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, <i>the same</i> loveth little… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-38.htm">Acts 2:38</a></b></br> Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/3-19.htm">Acts 3:19</a></b></br> Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/1-71.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Remission</a> <a href="/luke/1-71.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/mark/11-25.htm">Sins</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/2-39.htm">Deliverance</a> <a href="/luke/3-3.htm">Forgiveness</a> <a href="/luke/3-3.htm">Remission</a> <a href="/luke/2-30.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/luke/3-3.htm">Sins</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-1.htm">The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-5.htm">The conception of John the Baptist;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">and of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-39.htm">The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">The nativity and circumcision of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-67.htm">The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">76. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-76.htm">and of John.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to give to His people</b><br>This phrase indicates the purpose of the coming of John the Baptist, as prophesied by his father Zechariah. "His people" refers to the Israelites, God's chosen people, who were awaiting the Messiah. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, as seen throughout the Old Testament, where God repeatedly promises to send a deliverer to His people (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/40.htm">Isaiah 40:1-5</a>).<p><b>the knowledge of salvation</b><br>The term "knowledge" implies an understanding or awareness that goes beyond mere intellectual assent. In the biblical context, salvation is often associated with deliverance from sin and its consequences. This knowledge is not just theoretical but experiential, involving a personal relationship with God. The concept of salvation is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where it often refers to deliverance from physical enemies, but in the New Testament, it takes on a more spiritual dimension (e.g., <a href="/psalms/98-2.htm">Psalm 98:2-3</a>, <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a>).<p><b>through the forgiveness of their sins</b><br>Forgiveness is central to the message of the Gospel and is the means by which salvation is realized. In the Jewish context, forgiveness was sought through the sacrificial system established in the Law of Moses. However, the New Testament reveals that true forgiveness comes through Jesus Christ, the ultimate sacrifice (e.g., <a href="/hebrews/9-22.htm">Hebrews 9:22, 1</a> <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>). This phrase highlights the transition from the old covenant to the new, where forgiveness is no longer achieved through repeated sacrifices but through the once-for-all sacrifice of Christ. The connection between forgiveness and salvation is a recurring theme in the New Testament, emphasizing that reconciliation with God is made possible through the remission of sins (e.g., <a href="/ephesians/1-7.htm">Ephesians 1:7</a>, <a href="/colossians/1-14.htm">Colossians 1:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>The father of John the Baptist, who prophesied these words after regaining his speech. He was a priest and a righteous man, chosen by God to be the father of the forerunner of Christ.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/john_the_baptist.htm">John the Baptist</a></b><br>The child of Zechariah and Elizabeth, who would grow up to prepare the way for Jesus by preaching repentance and baptizing people in the Jordan River.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The people of God, to whom the message of salvation and forgiveness was first given. They were awaiting the Messiah who would bring redemption.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/salvation.htm">Salvation</a></b><br>The deliverance from sin and its consequences, brought about by Jesus Christ. It is a central theme in the New Testament and the fulfillment of God's promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_of_sins.htm">Forgiveness of Sins</a></b><br>A key aspect of the salvation message, emphasizing God's grace and mercy in pardoning human transgressions through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_salvation.htm">Understanding Salvation</a></b><br>Salvation is not just a concept but a personal experience of deliverance from sin. It is essential to grasp the depth of what it means to be saved and how it transforms our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_forgiveness.htm">The Role of Forgiveness</a></b><br>Forgiveness is at the heart of the Gospel. It is through forgiveness that we are reconciled to God, and it should be a central theme in our lives as we extend it to others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_knowledge.htm">The Importance of Knowledge</a></b><br>Knowledge of salvation is crucial. It is not enough to hear about it; we must understand and internalize it, allowing it to guide our actions and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_christ.htm">Preparation for Christ</a></b><br>Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, we are called to prepare our hearts and lives for His return, living in a way that reflects His teachings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_out_the_gospel.htm">Living Out the Gospel</a></b><br>Our lives should be a testament to the salvation we have received. This involves sharing the message of forgiveness and hope with others, just as John the Baptist did.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_praying_for_unbelievers.htm">What does the Bible say about praying for unbelievers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_sozo_prayer.htm">What is Sozo Prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_jesus_teach_in_the_aquarian_gospel.htm">What are the teachings of Jesus in The Aquarian Gospel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_praying_for_nonbelievers.htm">What does the Bible say about praying for unbelievers?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(77) <span class= "bld">To give knowledge of salvation.</span>--This, as the form of the Greek verb shows, was to be the object of the Baptist's mission. Men had lost sight of the true nature of salvation. They were wrapt in dreams of deliverance from outward enemies, and needed to be taught that it consisted in forgiveness for the sins of the past, and power to overcome sins in the future.<p><span class= "bld">The remission of their sins.</span>--Historically, this was the first utterance of the words in the Gospel records, and we may well think of it as having helped to determine the form which the work of the Baptist eventually took. It is interesting to compare it with our Lord's words at the Last Supper (<a href="/matthew/26-28.htm" title="For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.">Matthew 26:28</a>), and so to think of it as being the key-note of the whole work from the beginning to the end. Different in outward form as were the ministries of the Baptist and our Lord, they agreed in this.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 77.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins.</span> Zacharias goes on to celebrate the splendid part his son was to play in the great Messianic drama, he was to be Messiah's pioneer in order to give men the true information respecting the Deliverer's work. Israel was mistaken altogether in its conception of the salvation which they really-needed. Godet puts it with great force. "Why," he asks, "was the ministry of the Messiah preceded by that of another Divine messenger? Because the very notion of salvation was falsified in Israel, and had to be corrected before salvation could be realized. A carnal and malignant patriotism had taken possession of the people and their rulers, and the idea of a political deliverance had been substituted for that of a moral salvation. There was need, then, of another person, divinely authorized, to remind the people that perdition consisted not in subjection to the Romans, but in Divine condemnation; and that salvation, therefore, was not temporal emancipation, but forgiveness of sins." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/1-77.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">to give</span><br /><span class="grk">δοῦναι</span> <span class="translit">(dounai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1325.htm">Strong's 1325: </a> </span><span class="str2">To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people</span><br /><span class="grk">λαῷ</span> <span class="translit">(laō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a people.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">knowledge</span><br /><span class="grk">γνῶσιν</span> <span class="translit">(gnōsin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1108.htm">Strong's 1108: </a> </span><span class="str2">Knowledge, doctrine, wisdom. From ginosko; knowing, i.e. knowledge.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of salvation</span><br /><span class="grk">σωτηρίας</span> <span class="translit">(sōtērias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4991.htm">Strong's 4991: </a> </span><span class="str2">Feminine of a derivative of soter as noun; rescue or safety.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">through</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[the] forgiveness</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀφέσει</span> <span class="translit">(aphesei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sending away, a letting go, a release, pardon, complete forgiveness. From aphiemi; freedom; pardon.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτῶν</span> <span class="translit">(autōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sins,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁμαρτιῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hamartiōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> </span><span class="str2">From hamartano; a sin.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/1-77.htm">Luke 1:77 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/1-77.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation to his (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/1-76.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 1:76"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 1:76" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/1-78.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 1:78"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 1:78" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>