Luke 1:16 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And he will influence many Israelites to turn to the Lord their God.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And he will turn back and cause to return many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,

American Standard Version (1901)

And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

Common English Bible

He will bring many Israelites back to the Lord their God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And he will convert many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

Luke 1:16 Cross References

Matthew 21:32

For John came to show you the way to be right with God, but you would not believe his message. Yet the tax collectors and prostitutes believed it, and when you saw this, even then you did not change your minds so as to believe his message.

Luke 1:76

Yes, you [my] child [i.e., John], will be called the prophet of the Highest [i.e., God], for you will go ahead of the Lord’s presence to prepare His ways.

Luke 3:3

He went into the whole region around the Jordan River proclaiming that those immersed on the basis of their repentance [i.e., determining to change their hearts and lives] would receive the forgiveness of sins [from God].