Luke 1:16

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He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

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  • Isa 40:3-5 : 3 A voice cries out,“In the wilderness clear a way for the LORD; build a level road through the rift valley for our God. 4 Every valley must be elevated, and every mountain and hill leveled. The rough terrain will become a level plain, the rugged landscape a wide valley. 5 The splendor of the LORD will be revealed, and all people will see it at the same time. For the LORD has decreed it.”
  • Isa 49:6 : 6 he says,“Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth.”
  • Dan 12:3 : 3 But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.
  • Mal 3:1 : 1 “I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
  • Matt 3:1-6 : 1 The Ministry of John the Baptist In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming, 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.” 3 For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’” 4 Now John wore clothing made from camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his diet consisted of locusts and wild honey. 5 Then people from Jerusalem, as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him, 6 and he was baptizing them in the Jordan River as they confessed their sins.
  • Matt 21:32 : 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe. Although you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
  • Luke 1:76 : 76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

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  • Luke 1:17
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    17And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

  • Luke 1:75-77
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    75in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

    77to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.

  • Luke 1:13-15
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    13But the angel said to him,“Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son; you will name him John.

    14Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,

    15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

  • Mal 4:5-6
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    5Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.

    6He will encourage fathers and their children to return to me, so that I will not come and strike the earth with judgment.”

  • Luke 1:79-80
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    79to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

    80And the child kept growing and becoming strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day he was revealed to Israel.

  • Acts 13:24
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    24Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

  • Luke 1:31-33
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    31Listen: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.

    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

    33He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”

  • Luke 1:66-69
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    66All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying,“What then will this child be?” For the Lord’s hand was indeed with him.

    67Zechariah’s Praise and Prediction Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied,

    68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.

    69For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,“Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way,

    3the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

  • Mic 5:3
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    3So the LORD will hand the people of Israel over to their enemies until the time when the woman in labor gives birth. Then the rest of the king’s countrymen will return to be reunited with the people of Israel.

  • Luke 2:32
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    32a light, for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

  • Isa 31:6
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    6You Israelites! Return to the one against whom you have so blatantly rebelled!

  • Luke 3:4
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    4As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah,“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Matt 3:3
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    3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

  • Luke 1:8
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    8Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,

  • Luke 1:54-55
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    54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,

    55as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

  • Matt 11:10
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    10This is the one about whom it is written:‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • John 1:23
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    23John said,“I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

  • 2 Chr 30:6
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    6Messengers delivered the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah. This royal edict read:“O Israelites, return to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may return to you who have been spared from the kings of Assyria.

  • Zech 1:3
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    3Therefore say to the people: The LORD of Heaven’s Armies says,“Turn to me,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and I will turn to you,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Matt 1:21-23
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    21She will give birth to a son and you will name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”

    22This all happened so that what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet would be fulfilled:

    23“Look! The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will name him Emmanuel,” which means“God with us.”

  • Isa 7:14
    69%

    14For this reason the Lord himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.

  • Rom 11:26
    69%

    26And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:“The Deliverer will come out of Zion; he will remove ungodliness from Jacob.

  • Hos 1:11
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    11Then the people of Judah and the people of Israel will be gathered together. They will appoint for themselves one leader, and will flourish in the land. Certainly, the day of Jezreel will be great!

  • Isa 59:20
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    20“A protector comes to Zion, to those in Jacob who repent of their rebellious deeds,” says the LORD.

  • Luke 7:27
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    27This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • John 1:31
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    31I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

  • Mal 1:5
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    5Your eyes will see it, and then you will say,‘May the LORD be magnified even beyond the border of Israel!’”

  • Mal 3:1
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    1“I am about to send my messenger, who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Luke 3:6
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    6and all humanity will see the salvation of God.’”

  • Luke 1:25
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    25“This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”

  • Jer 31:1
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    1At that time I will be the God of all the clans of Israel and they will be my people. I, the LORD, affirm it!”

  • 2 Chr 30:9
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    9For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will be shown mercy by their captors and return to this land. The LORD your God is merciful and compassionate; he will not reject you if you return to him.”

  • Zech 8:22
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    22Many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the LORD of Heaven’s Armies and to ask his favor.

  • Luke 1:72
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    72He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant–