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John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 1:17

1:17 Lord (e-35) 'Jehovah.' to (g-24) En . but 'through' would suppose other men, whereas it is here characteristic merely of their own new path. The word for 'thoughts' here is that for 'practical wisdom.' read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 1:19

1:19 tidings (i-29) Or 'to bring the glad tidings of these things.' Lit. 'evangelize these things.' read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 1:20

1:20 which (k-30) 'Which are such as shall be.' giving the character, not merely a relative pronoun. I have imitated an expression of the Authorized Version, by adding the article, which though somewhat antiquated, gives in a measure the idea of character, and may serve to distinguish the sense; so ch. 10.42. read more

John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Luke 1:22

1:22 temple. (b-23) Naos , the shrine. recognised (l-14) As 'know,' Matthew 7:16 . read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 1:1-80

Birth of John. The Annunciation1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true Gentile, trained in Greek culture and imitating classical models. Here he affects classical elegance and correctness of expression, but in the course of his Gospel he generally imitates the simpler synoptic style.This Preface contains all that is really known as distinguished from what is guessed about the sources of the Synoptic... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 1:5

(5) There was in the days of Herod.—The writer begins, as he had promised, with the first facts in the divine order of events. The two chapters that follow have every appearance of having been based originally on an independent document, and that probably a Hebrew one. On its probable sources, see Introduction. On Herod and this period of his reign, see Notes on Matthew 2:1.Zacharias.—The name (= “he who remembers Jehovah,” or, perhaps, “he whom Jehovah remembers,”) had been borne by many in... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 1:6

(6) Commandments and ordinances.—The former word covered all the moral laws of the Pentateuch, the latter (as in Hebrews 9:1), its outward and ceremonial rules. read more

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