Luke 1:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

They were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

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  • Gen 7:1 : 1 And the LORD said to Noah, "Go, you and all your household, into the ark; for I have seen you as righteous before Me in this generation."
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 And when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, I am Almighty God; walk before me and be perfect.
  • 1 Kgs 9:4 : 4 And if you will walk before Me, as David your father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My judgments:
  • Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God and avoided evil.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 And here I exercise myself, to have always a conscience without offense toward God, and toward men.
  • Phil 2:15 : 15 That you may be blameless and harmless, children of God, without fault, in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world;
  • 1 Thess 3:13 : 13 To the end He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints.
  • Acts 23:1 : 1 Paul, earnestly looking at the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
  • Job 1:8 : 8 And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?"
  • Job 9:2 : 2 I know this is true: but how can a man be righteous before God?
  • Ps 119:6 : 6 Then I shall not be ashamed, when I have respect to all Your commandments.
  • Luke 16:15 : 15 And he said to them, You are the ones who justify yourselves before men; but God knows your hearts: for what is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.
  • 2 Kgs 20:3 : 3 I beg You, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before You in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done what is good in Your sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God.
  • Phil 3:6-9 : 6 Regarding zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness in the law, blameless. 7 But what things were gain to me, those I have counted as loss for Christ. 8 Indeed, I count all things as loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith:
  • Col 1:22 : 22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable in his sight:
  • Rom 3:9-9 : 9 What then? Are we better than they? Not at all: for we have already charged both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; 10 As it is written, 'There is none righteous, no, not one:' 11 'There is none who understands, there is none who seeks after God.' 12 'They have all turned aside; they have together become unprofitable; there is none who does good, no, not one.' 13 'Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they have practiced deceit; the poison of vipers is under their lips.' 14 'Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.' 15 'Their feet are swift to shed blood:' 16 'Destruction and misery are in their ways:' 17 'And the way of peace they have not known:' 18 'There is no fear of God before their eyes.' 19 Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the law and the prophets, 22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference: 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed,
  • 1 Cor 11:2 : 2 Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things and keep the ordinances as I delivered them to you.
  • 2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
  • Titus 2:11-14 : 11 For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly desires, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a special people, zealous for good works.
  • Titus 3:3-7 : 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 That having been justified by His grace, we should become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.
  • 2 Pet 3:14 : 14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for such things, be diligent that you may be found by him in peace, without spot, and blameless.
  • 1 John 2:3 : 3 And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
  • 1 John 2:29 : 29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him.
  • 1 John 3:7 : 7 Little children, let no one deceive you: he who does righteousness is righteous, just as he is righteous.

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    7They had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

    8It came to pass, while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division,

    9According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

    10And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.

    11An angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

    12When Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him.

    13But the angel said to him, Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

    14You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Luke 1:4-5
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    4That you might know the certainty of those things in which you have been instructed.

    5In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.

  • Luke 1:75-76
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    75In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • Luke 1:36-37
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    36Now, indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age, and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.

    37For with God nothing will be impossible.

  • Luke 1:23-27
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    23As soon as the days of his service were completed, he departed to his own house.

    24After those days his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,

    25Thus the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.

    26In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

    27To a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

  • Luke 1:17-19
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    17He will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 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.

    18Zacharias said to the angel, How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.

    19The angel answering said to him, I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66All those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, What kind of child will this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:

  • Luke 1:39-41
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    39Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

    40Entered the house of Zacharias, and greeted Elizabeth.

    41When Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 1:57-59
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    57Now Elizabeth's full time came for her to be delivered, and she brought forth a son.

    58Her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, and they rejoiced with her.

    59So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias.

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    6If anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination.

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    22And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

    23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)

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    39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

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    27And he came by the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

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    7And these things command, that they may be blameless.

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    18Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened in this way: When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

    19Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly.

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    5to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.

    6And it was so, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to deliver.

  • Luke 3:2
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    2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

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    14That you keep this commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

  • Luke 1:44-45
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    44For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

    45Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.

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    21The people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple.

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    25And it shall be our righteousness if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

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    31Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a son, and shall call His name JESUS.

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    5And in their mouth was found no deceit; for they are without fault before the throne of God.

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    6Regarding zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness in the law, blameless.