Luke 1:6 - Easy To Read Version

⁶ Zechariah and Elizabeth were truly good people before God. They did everything the Lord (God) commanded and told people to do. They were without fault.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ And they both were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Common English Bible

⁶ They were both righteous before God, blameless in their observance of all the Lord’s commandments and regulations.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ Now they were both just before God, progressing in all of the commandments and the justifications of the Lord without blame.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.

Luke 1:6 Cross References

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, “I am God All-Powerful. [91] Do these things for me: Obey me and live the right way.

Genesis 6:9

This is the story about the family of Noah. Noah was a good man all his life. Noah always followed God.

Genesis 7:1

Then the Lord said to Noah, “I have seen that you are a good man, even among the evil people of this time. So gather your family and all of you go into the boat.

1 Kings 15:5

David had always done the right things that the Lord wanted. He had always obeyed the Lord’s commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was the time David sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

1 Kings 9:4

You must serve me the same way your father David did. He was fair and sincere. And you must obey my laws and do all the things that I commanded you.

2 Kings 20:3

“Lord, remember that I have truly served you with all my heart. I have done the things that you say are good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard.

2 Chronicles 17:4

Jehoshaphat looked for the God his ancestors {\cf2\super [206]} followed. He followed God’s commands. He did not live the same way the people of Israel lived.

Job 1:1

There was a man named Job that lived in the country of Uz. Job was a good and faithful man. Job worshiped God and refused to do evil things.

Job 1:8

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you seen my servant Job? There is no person on earth like Job. Job is a good and faithful man. He worships God and refuses to do evil things.”

Job 9:2

“Yes, I know what you say is true.\par But how can a man win an argument with God?\par

Psalm 119:6

then I will never be ashamed\par when I study your commands.\par

Luke 1:7

But Zechariah and Elizabeth had no children. Elizabeth could not have a baby; and both of them were very old.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to the Pharisees, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. The things that people think are important are worth nothing to God.

Luke 2:25

A man named Simeon lived in Jerusalem. He was a good man that truly worshiped God. Simeon was waiting for the time when God would come to help Israel (the Jews). The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [35]} was in him.

Acts 2:25

David {\cf2\super [30]} said this about Jesus:

Acts 23:1

Paul looked at the Jewish council meeting and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in a good way before God. I have always done what I thought was right.”

Acts 24:16

This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and men.

Acts 8:21

You cannot share with us in this work. Your heart is not right before God.

Romans 8:4

God did this so that we could be right like the law said we must be. Now we don’t live following our sinful selves. We live following the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 11:2

I praise you because you remember me in all things. You follow closely the teachings that I gave you.

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

Deuteronomy 5:33

You must live the way the Lord your God commanded you. Then you will continue to live, and everything will be fine with you. You will live a long life in the land that will belong to you.

Philippians 2:15

Then you will be innocent and without anything wrong in you. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with evil people all around you who have become very bad. Among those people you shine like lights in the dark world.

Colossians 1:22

But now Christ has made you God’s friends again. Christ did this by his death while he was in his body. Christ did this so that he could bring you before God. He brings you before God as people who are holy, {\cf2\super [6]} with no wrong in you, and with nothing that God can judge you guilty of.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

We pray this so that your hearts will be made strong. Then you will be holy {\cf2\super [11]} and without fault before our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy people.

2 Peter 3:14

Dear friends, we are waiting for this to happen. So try as hard as you can to be without sin and without fault. Try to be at peace with God.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ is righteous (good). So you know that all people who do what is right (good) are God’s children.

1 John 2:3

If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we truly know God.

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let any person lead you into the wrong way. Christ is righteous (good). To be good like Christ, a person must do what is right (good).