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to giveτοῦ δοῦναιknowledgeγνῶσινof salvationσωτηρίαςto his peopleτῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦinἐνthe forgivenessἀφέσειof their sins,ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτῶν
Luke 1:77
Study it in the app“to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 1:77, word by word
- to giveδοῦναιdounai
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dounai” appears- knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsin
knowledge
Knowledge.
Where else “gnōsin” appears- of salvationσωτηρίαςsōtērias
salvation
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērias” appears- to his peopleλαῷlaōi
people
A people, above all Israel, God's people.
Where else “laōi” appears- the forgivenessἀφέσειaphesei
forgiveness
God no longer holds your sins against you.
Where else “aphesei” appears- of their sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiōn” appears
The context
76And you too, child, will be called prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
77 · This verse (above)
78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the dawn from on high will visit us,
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?