16 (A)And many of the children of Israel shall he [a]turn to their Lord God.

17 (B)For he shall go [b]before him [c]in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the [d]hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the [e]wisdom of the just men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

18 Then Zacharias said unto the Angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is of a great age.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:16 Shall be a means to bring many to repentance, and turn themselves to the Lord from whom they fell.
  2. Luke 1:17 As they used to go before kings, and when you see them, you know the king is not far off.
  3. Luke 1:17 This is spoken by the figure Metonymy, taking the spirit, for the gift of the spirit, as you would say, the cause, for that that cometh of the cause.
  4. Luke 1:17 By this figure Synecdoche, he showeth that he shall take away all kinds of enmities, which used to breed great troubles and turmoils amongst men.
  5. Luke 1:17 Wisdom and goodness are two of the chiefest causes which make men to reverence and honor their fathers.

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