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Luke 1:17 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Luke 1:17 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 1 verse 17 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. to the wisdom: or, by the wisdom”
Luke 1:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 1:17
John would go before the Lord 'in the spirit and power of Elijah' to turn hearts. This explicitly identifies John as the prophesied Elijah figure from Malachi 4:5-6, who would prepare the way for the Messiah. The 'spirit and power' (Greek 'pneumati kai dynamei,' πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει) refers not to Elijah's reincarnation but to the same Holy Spirit anointing and prophetic authority. The mission involves reconciliation—'turn the hearts of the fathers to the children'—restoring covenant relationships broken by sin and preparing a people spiritually ready for the Lord's coming.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 1:17
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“I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of Yahweh comes.”
“this is Elijah”
“child”
“What then? Are you Elijah? He said”
“the God of Abraham”
“Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things,,And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.,,,,,,,,”
“saying”
“a stubborn and rebellious generation”
“'I am not the Christ”
“a royal priesthood”