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King James Version (1611 Edition)

Luke 1:75

In holinesse and righteousnesse before him, all the dayes of our life.

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gospel;   Holiness;   Jesus Continued;   Joy;   Miracles;   Poetry;   Praise;   Psalms;   Readings, Select;   Religion;   Zacharias (Zechariah);   Thompson Chain Reference - Holiness;   The Topic Concordance - John the Baptist;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Covenant, the;   Devotedness to God;   Holiness;   Life, Natural;   Righteousness;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elisabeth;   John;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Poetry;   Singing;   Zechariah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - John the Baptist;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Scripture, Unity and Diversity of;   Woman;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Angel;   Union Hypostatical;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Songs;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Zacharias;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Benedictus;   Hymn;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John;   Luke, Gospel of;   Praise;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Faith;   Holiness;   Hymn;   Jesus Christ;   John the Baptist;   Kingdom of God;   Psalms;   Redeemer, Redemption;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abraham;   Benedictus;   Discipline;   Holiness;   Holiness Purity;   Hymn;   Impotence;   Infancy;   Redemption (2);   Virgin Birth;   Zacharias ;   1910 New Catholic Dictionary - canticle;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Theophilus;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Vocation;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - John, the Baptize;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Life;   Messiah;   Papyrus;   Text and Manuscripts of the New Testament;   Zacharias (2);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - John the Baptist;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
in holiness and righteousnessin his presence all our days.
King James Version
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
English Standard Version
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
New American Standard Bible
In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
New Century Version
being holy and good before God as long as we live.
Amplified Bible
In holiness [being set apart] and righteousness [being upright] before Him all our days.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
Legacy Standard Bible
In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.
Berean Standard Bible
in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
Contemporary English Version
by being holy and good as long as we live.
Complete Jewish Bible
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Darby Translation
in piety and righteousness before him all our days.
Easy-to-Read Version
in a way that is holy and right for as long as we live.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the daies of our life, in holinesse and righteousnesse before him.
George Lamsa Translation
In justice and righteousness all our days.
Good News Translation
so that we might be holy and righteous before him all the days of our life.
Lexham English Bible
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Literal Translation
in consecration and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
American Standard Version
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Bible in Basic English
In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.
Hebrew Names Version
In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
International Standard Version
and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.Jeremiah 32:39-40; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 2:12; 1 Peter 1:15; 2 Peter 1:4;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
All our days in righteousness.
Murdock Translation
all our days, in rectitude and uprightness.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All the dayes of our life, in [such] holynesse and righteousnes [as are accepted] before hym.
English Revised Version
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
World English Bible
In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
to serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
Weymouth's New Testament
In piety and uprightness before Him all our days.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
serue to hym, in hoolynesse and riytwisnesse bifor hym in alle oure daies.
Update Bible Version
In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Webster's Bible Translation
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
New English Translation
in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.
New King James Version
In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.
New Living Translation
in holiness and righteousness for as long as we live.
New Life Bible
We can be holy and right with God all the days of our life.
New Revised Standard
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
in lovingkindness and righteousness before him, all our days.
Douay-Rheims Bible
In holiness and justice before him, all our days.
Revised Standard Version
in holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
all the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghtewesnes that are accept before him.
Young's Literal Translation
To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
all the dayes of oure life, in soch holynes and righteousnes as is accepte before him.
Mace New Testament (1729)
in the sincere practice of holiness and justice, all our days.
Simplified Cowboy Version
We would serve him by becoming like him and doing things the right way as long as we live.

Contextual Overview

67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed bee the Lord God of Israel, for hee hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised vp an horne of saluation for vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid, As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which haue bene since the world began: That wee should be saued from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate vs, That hee would grant vnto vs, that wee beeing deliuered out of the hands of our enemies, might serue him without feare, In holinesse and righteousnesse before him, all the dayes of our life. And thou childe shalt bee called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes. To giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes, Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs, To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. And the childe grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his shewing vnto Israel. 69span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="luk.1.1" class="versetxt"> Forasmuch as many haue taken in hande to set foorth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely beleeued among vs, Euen as they deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, & ministers of the word: It seemed good to me also, hauing had perfect vnderstanding of things from the very first, to write vnto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainetie of those things wherein thou hast bene instructed. There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the Commandements and ordinances of the Lord, blamelesse. And they had no childe, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well striken in yeeres. And it came to passe, that while he executed the Priests office before God in the order of his course, According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. And there appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense. And when Zacharias sawe him, hee was troubled, and feare fell vpon him. But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn. And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth: For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shal drinke neither wine, nor strong drinke, and he shall bee filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. And many of the children of Israel shall hee turne to the Lord their God. And hee shall goe before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. And Zacharias said vnto the Angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well striken in yeeres. And the Angel answering, said vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And behold, thou shalt be dumbe, and not able to speake, vntill the day that these things shall bee performed, because thou beleeuest not my words, which shall bee fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias, and maruelled that hee taried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speake vnto them: and they perceiued that he had seene a vision in the temple: for he beckened vnto them, and remained speechlesse. And it came to passe, that as soone as the dayes of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his owne house. And after those dayes his wife Elizabeth conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the dayes wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproch among men. And in the sixt moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgine espoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie. And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said vnto her, Feare not, Marie, for thou hast found fauour with God. And behold, thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe, and bring forth a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the sonne of the Highest, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid. And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome there shall be no end. Then said Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her old age, and this is the sixt moneth with her, who was called barren. For with God no thing shall be vnpossible. And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her. And Marie arose in those dayes, and went into the hill countrey with haste, into a citie of Iuda, And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to passe that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Marie, the babe leaped in her wombe, and Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost. And she spake out with a loud voyce, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to mee? For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe leaped in my wombe for ioy. And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord. And Marie said, My soule doth magnifie the Lord. And my spirit hath reioyced in God my sauiour. For hee hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold, from hencefoorth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to mee great things, and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that feare him, from generation to generation. Hee hath shewed strength with his arme, he hath scattered the proud, in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of low degree. Hee hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich hee hath sent emptie away. Hee hath holpen his seruant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for euer. And Mary abode with her about three moneths, and returned to her owne house. Now Elizabeths full time came, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy vpon her, and they reioyced with her. And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn. And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name. And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all. And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tongue loosed, and hee spake, and praised God. And feare came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these sayings were noised abroad thorowout all the hill countrey of Iudea. And all they that had heard them, layde them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner of childe shal this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed bee the Lord God of Israel, for hee hath visited and redeemed his people, 70 And hath raised vp an horne of saluation for vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid, 71 As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which haue bene since the world began: 72 That wee should be saued from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate vs, That hee would grant vnto vs, that wee beeing deliuered out of the hands of our enemies, might serue him without feare, In holinesse and righteousnesse before him, all the dayes of our life. And thou childe shalt bee called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes. To giue knowledge of saluation vnto his people, by the remission of their sinnes, Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs, To giue light to them that sit in darknes, and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. And the childe grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his shewing vnto Israel. 73span data-lang="eng" data-trans="kja" data-ref="luk.1.1" class="versetxt"> Forasmuch as many haue taken in hande to set foorth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely beleeued among vs, Euen as they deliuered them vnto vs, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, & ministers of the word: It seemed good to me also, hauing had perfect vnderstanding of things from the very first, to write vnto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, That thou mightest know the certainetie of those things wherein thou hast bene instructed. There was in the dayes of Herode the king of Iudea, a certaine Priest, named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the Commandements and ordinances of the Lord, blamelesse. And they had no childe, because that Elizabeth was barren, and they both were now well striken in yeeres. And it came to passe, that while he executed the Priests office before God in the order of his course, According to the custome of the Priests office, his lot was to burne incense when he went into the Temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. And there appeared vnto him an Angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the Altar of incense. And when Zacharias sawe him, hee was troubled, and feare fell vpon him. But the Angel said vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn. And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth: For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shal drinke neither wine, nor strong drinke, and he shall bee filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe. And many of the children of Israel shall hee turne to the Lord their God. And hee shall goe before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. And Zacharias said vnto the Angel, Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well striken in yeeres. And the Angel answering, said vnto him, I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God, and am sent to speake vnto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. And behold, thou shalt be dumbe, and not able to speake, vntill the day that these things shall bee performed, because thou beleeuest not my words, which shall bee fulfilled in their season. And the people waited for Zacharias, and maruelled that hee taried so long in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speake vnto them: and they perceiued that he had seene a vision in the temple: for he beckened vnto them, and remained speechlesse. And it came to passe, that as soone as the dayes of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his owne house. And after those dayes his wife Elizabeth conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the dayes wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproch among men. And in the sixt moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgine espoused to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie. And the Angel came in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art highly fauoured, the Lord is with thee: Blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her minde what maner of salutation this should be. And the Angel said vnto her, Feare not, Marie, for thou hast found fauour with God. And behold, thou shalt conceiue in thy wombe, and bring forth a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the sonne of the Highest, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid. And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome there shall be no end. Then said Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the Angel answered and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the Highest shall ouershadow thee. Therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall bee called the sonne of God. And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her old age, and this is the sixt moneth with her, who was called barren. For with God no thing shall be vnpossible. And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her. And Marie arose in those dayes, and went into the hill countrey with haste, into a citie of Iuda, And entred into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth. And it came to passe that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Marie, the babe leaped in her wombe, and Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost. And she spake out with a loud voyce, and saide, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruite of thy wombe. And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to mee? For loe, assoone as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe leaped in my wombe for ioy. And blessed is she that beleeued, for there shalbe a performance of those things, which were told her from the Lord. And Marie said, My soule doth magnifie the Lord. And my spirit hath reioyced in God my sauiour. For hee hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for behold, from hencefoorth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to mee great things, and holy is his Name. And his mercy is on them that feare him, from generation to generation. Hee hath shewed strength with his arme, he hath scattered the proud, in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put downe the mighty from their seates, and exalted them of low degree. Hee hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich hee hath sent emptie away. Hee hath holpen his seruant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for euer. And Mary abode with her about three moneths, and returned to her owne house. Now Elizabeths full time came, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy vpon her, and they reioyced with her. And it came to passe that on the eight day they came to circumcise the childe, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered, and said, Not so, but he shalbe called Iohn. And they said vnto her, There is none of thy kinred that is called by this name. And they made signes to his father, how he would haue him called. And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is Iohn: and they marueiled all. And his mouth was opened immediatly, and his tongue loosed, and hee spake, and praised God. And feare came on all that dwelt round about them, and all these sayings were noised abroad thorowout all the hill countrey of Iudea. And all they that had heard them, layde them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner of childe shal this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed bee the Lord God of Israel, for hee hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised vp an horne of saluation for vs, in the house of his seruant Dauid, As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets, which haue bene since the world began: That wee should be saued from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate vs, 74 That hee would grant vnto vs, that wee beeing deliuered out of the hands of our enemies, might serue him without feare, 75 In holinesse and righteousnesse before him, all the dayes of our life. 76 And thou childe shalt bee called the Prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes.

Bible Verse Review
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Deuteronomy 6:2, Psalms 105:44, Psalms 105:45, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 31:34, Jeremiah 32:39, Jeremiah 32:40, Ezekiel 36:24-27, Matthew 1:21, Ephesians 1:4, Ephesians 2:10, Ephesians 4:24, 1 Thessalonians 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:7, 2 Thessalonians 2:13, 2 Timothy 1:9, Titus 2:11-14, 1 Peter 1:14-16, 2 Peter 1:4-8

Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:55 - my servants Deuteronomy 5:15 - the Lord Deuteronomy 11:1 - his statutes 1 Samuel 12:10 - deliver 2 Samuel 7:1 - the Lord 2 Kings 17:39 - he shall deliver 2 Chronicles 14:2 - good and right Ezra 8:35 - offered burnt Job 1:5 - continually Psalms 59:1 - Deliver Psalms 106:3 - doeth Psalms 116:9 - walk Psalms 119:32 - enlarge Psalms 119:134 - General Isaiah 43:21 - General Ezekiel 11:20 - they may Daniel 6:27 - delivereth Zechariah 8:19 - therefore Romans 6:18 - made 1 Corinthians 7:22 - is the Colossians 1:22 - to Titus 2:12 - denying Hebrews 2:15 - deliver Hebrews 12:14 - and holiness 1 Peter 1:15 - so 1 Peter 2:24 - live 1 John 3:7 - he that 1 John 4:18 - is no

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In holiness and righteousness,...., Not in mere outward rites and legal ceremonies but as the saints serve, from principles of righteousness and true holiness; in which the new man is created, and of which the kingdom of God, or spiritual and internal religion consists; so in acts of piety and devotion towards God, and justice among men, which is the substance of the perfect and acceptable will of God:

before him; it is one thing to serve the Lord with an outward appearance of holiness and righteousness before men, and another thing to be righteous before God, and to walk in all his commandments and ordinances, as in his sight: all the days of our life; which denotes the constancy and continuance of this service; it is not for a day or two, or only on festivals and sabbath days, such as were under the Jewish dispensation, but every day we live. In the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, and in two copies of Beza's, and two of Stephens's, and in the Alexandrian copy, it is only read, "all our days"; but the Arabic version reads, as the generality of copies, and as we render it.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In holiness ... - In piety and strict justice.

Before him - In the presence of God. Performed as in his presence, and with the full consciousness that he sees the heart. The “holiness” was not to be merely external, but spiritual, internal, pure, such as “God” would see and approve.

All the days of our life - To death. True religion increases and expands until death.


 
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