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Luke 1:68

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

KJV

εὐλογητὸς κύριος ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὅτι ἐπεσκέψατο καὶ ἐποίησεν λύτρωσιν τῷ λαῷ αὐτοῦ,

Greek NT

Benedictus Dominus Deus Israël, quia visitavit, et fecit redemptionem plebis suæ :

Vulgate

Blessedbethe Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

ASV

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εὐλογητός
eulogetos
adjective · 8×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
λαός
laos
noun · 144×
λύτρωσις
lutrosis
noun · 3×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ἐπισκέπτομαι
episkeptomai
verb · 11×
Ἰσραήλ
israel
noun · 68×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§422'But when the time had fully come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.'1 This is 'the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God':2 God has visited his people. He has fulfilled the promise he made to Abraham and his descendants. He acted far beyond all expectation - he has se…
§717"There was a man sent from God, whose name was John."89 John was "filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother's womb"90 by Christ himself, whom the Virgin Mary had just conceived by the Holy Spirit. Mary's visitation to Elizabeth thus became a visit from God to his people.91
Proofs of the foregoing, drawn from the Gospels of Mark and Luke. 1. Luke also, the follower and disciple of the apostles, referring to Zacharias and Elisabeth, from whom, according to promise, John was born, says: And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Luke 1:6 And again, speaking of Zacharias: And it came…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:10 — Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
  • 1Chr 29:20 — And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
  • 1Kgs 1:48 — And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
  • 1Kgs 8:15 — And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
  • 1Kgs 8:25 — Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy child
  • 1Pet 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • 1Pet 2:12 — Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
  • 1Sam 2:21 — And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
  • 1Sam 25:32 — And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
  • 2Chr 20:26 — And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
  • Eph 1:3 — Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
  • Eph 1:7 — In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
  • Exod 3:16 — Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen
  • Exod 3:16 — Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen
  • Exod 4:31 — And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
  • Exod 18:10 — And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
  • Gal 4:5 — To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
  • Gen 9:26 — And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
  • Gen 21:1 — And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as he had spoken.
  • Gen 22:17 — That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enem
  • Gen 24:27 — And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
  • Isa 29:22 — Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now wax pale.
  • John 1:17 — For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
  • Luke 2:28 — Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
  • Luke 2:38 — And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
  • Luke 2:38 — And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
  • Luke 7:16 — And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
  • Luke 7:16 — And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.
  • Luke 19:44 — And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.
  • Luke 24:21 — But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
  • Ps 8:4 — What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
  • Ps 41:13 — Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
  • Ps 72:14 — He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
  • Ps 72:17 — His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
  • Ps 106:4 — Remember me, O LORD, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;
  • Ps 106:48 — Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.
  • Ps 107:2 — Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy;
  • Ps 111:9 — He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
  • Ps 111:9 — He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.
  • Ps 130:8 — And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.