King James Version
Luke 1:75 in the King James Version says “In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.”
Luke 1:75 · KJV
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, by: or, for
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“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“righteousness”
G1343equity (of character or act); specially (christian) justification
“him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“the days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
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