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Andκαὶmanyπολλοὺςof the sonsτῶν υἱῶνof IsraelἸσραὴλhe will turnἐπιστρέψειtoἐπὶthe Lordκύριονtheir God.τὸν θεὸν αὐτῶν
Luke 1:16
Study it in the app“And many of the sons of Israel he will turn to the Lord their God.”
The angel announces to Zechariah a son who will bring joyParents and Children
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:16, word by word
- manyπολλοὺςpollous
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollous” appears- of the sonsυἱῶνhuiōn
descendant
A descendant: "son of David".
Where else “huiōn” appears- of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēl
Israel
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appears- he will turnἐπιστρέψειepistrepsei
turn to God
To come back to God, or bring others back to him.
Where else “epistrepsei” appears- the Lordκύριονkyrion
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyrion” appears- their Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears
The context
15for he will be great before the Lord, and wine and intoxicating drink he will never drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
16 · This verse (above)
17And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
To study Luke 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?