Luke 1:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Before

Luke 1:16

John 1:13

John 3:28

In

Revelation 20:4

And the

Matthew 21:29

1 Corinthians 6:9

To make

1 John 2:28

Bible References

Before

And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

who were begotten, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

In

and if you are willing to receive it, he is Elijah that was to come.

Jesus answered and said to them: Elijah, indeed, comes first, and he will restore all things.

And they asked him, saying: Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?

And they asked him: What then? Are you Elijah? And he said: I am not. Are you the prophet? And he answered: No.

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and the power of judging was given to them; and I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God; and of those who had not worshiped the beast, nor his image, and had not received his mark on their forehead, nor on their hand: and they lived and reigned with Christ a thou sand years.

And the

He answered and said, I will not. But he afterward regretted it, and went.

Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither lewd persons, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,

To make

Therefore, I immediately sent to you; and you have done well in coming. Now, there fore, we are all here present before God, to hear all things that are given in charge to you by God.

and, that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he before prepared for glory, showed mercy to us,

giving thanks to the Father, who has made us fit for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in light:

If, therefore, any one will cleanse him self from these strifes about words, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, highly useful to the master, prepared for every good work.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

Seeing, then, that all these things shall be dissolved, what sort of persons ought you to be in all holy behavior, and godliness,

And now, little children, abide in him, that when he appears, we may have confidence, and may not be made ashamed by him at his coming.