Luke 1:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

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  • Isa 40:3-5 : 3 A voice of one crying, Make ready in the waste land the way of the Lord, make level in the lowland a highway for our God. 4 Let every valley be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low, and let the rough places become level, and the hilltops become a valley, 5 And the glory of the Lord will be made clear, and all flesh will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has said it.
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.
  • Matt 3:1-6 : 1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea, 2 Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near. 3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight. 4 Now John was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather band about him; and his food was locusts and honey. 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan; 6 And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.
  • Matt 21:32 : 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 1:17
    85%

    17And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

  • Luke 1:75-77
    3 verses
    79%

    75In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

    76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

    77To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,

  • Luke 1:13-15
    3 verses
    78%

    13But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

    14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

  • Mal 4:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.

    6And by him the hearts of fathers will be turned to their children, and the hearts of children to their fathers; for fear that I may come and put the earth under a curse.

  • Luke 1:79-80
    2 verses
    74%

    79To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

    80And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

  • Acts 13:24
    74%

    24For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

  • Luke 1:31-33
    3 verses
    73%

    31And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

    33He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

  • Luke 1:66-69
    4 verses
    73%

    66And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

    68Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

    69Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

    3The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

  • Mic 5:3
    72%

    3And he will take his place and give food to his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the glory of the name of the Lord his God; and their resting-place will be safe: for now he will be great to the ends of the earth.

  • Luke 2:32
    72%

    32A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

  • Isa 31:6
    71%

    6Come back to him who has been so deeply sinned against by the children of Israel.

  • Luke 3:4
    71%

    4As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Matt 3:3
    71%

    3For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Luke 1:8
    70%

    8Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

  • Luke 1:54-55
    2 verses
    70%

    54His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

    55As he gave his word to our fathers.

  • Matt 11:10
    69%

    10This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • John 1:23
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    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • 2 Chr 30:6
    69%

    6So runners went with letters from the king and his chiefs through all Israel and Judah, by the order of the king, saying, O children of Israel, come back again to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may come again to that small band of you which has been kept safe out of the hands of the kings of Assyria.

  • Zech 1:3
    69%

    3And you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord of armies: Come back to me, says the Lord of armies, and I will come back to you.

  • Matt 1:21-23
    3 verses
    69%

    21And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

    22Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • Isa 7:14
    69%

    14For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

  • Rom 11:26
    69%

    26And so all Israel will get salvation: as it is said in the holy Writings, There will come out of Zion the One who makes free; by him wrongdoing will be taken away from Jacob:

  • Hos 1:11
    69%

    11And the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together and take for themselves one head, and will go up from the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel.

  • Isa 59:20
    69%

    20And as a saviour he will come to Zion, turning away sin from Jacob, says the Lord.

  • Luke 7:27
    69%

    27This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • John 1:31
    69%

    31I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

  • Mal 1:5
    68%

    5And your eyes will see it; and you will say, The Lord is great even outside the limits of Israel.

  • Mal 3:1
    68%

    1See, I am sending my servant, and he will make ready the way before me; and the Lord, whom you are looking for, will suddenly come to his Temple; and the angel of the agreement, in whom you have delight, see, he is coming, says the Lord of armies.

  • Luke 3:6
    68%

    6And all flesh will see the salvation of God.

  • Luke 1:25
    68%

    25The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

  • Jer 31:1
    68%

    1At that time, says the Lord, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be my people.

  • 2 Chr 30:9
    68%

    9For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come back to him.

  • Zech 8:22
    68%

    22And great peoples and strong nations will come to give worship to the Lord of armies in Jerusalem and to make requests for grace from the Lord.

  • Luke 1:72
    68%

    72To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,