Luke 1:16 - Plain English Version

¹⁶ And then, after he grows up, he will get lots of you Israel people to turn away from bad things and turn back to God.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And he will turn back and cause to return many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God,

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ He will bring many Israelites back to the Lord their God.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And he will convert many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God.

Luke 1:16 Cross References

Matthew 21:32

You see, John the Baptiser came and told everyone the right way to live, and you mob didn’t believe him. But some of those bad people did believe him, and they stopped doing bad things. And even when you saw them do that, you still didn’t change your minds. You didn’t say you were sorry for the bad things you did, and you didn’t turn around and follow God’s way.” (We have not yet translated 21:33—24:44. You can read most of those stories and messages in Mark chapters 12 and 13; Luke 11:37-51; 13:34-35; 14:15-24; 17:24-35.)

Luke 1:76

Then Zekariah talked to his baby boy. He said, “This word is for you, my son. Everyone will know that you tell people messages from God. You will get things ready for God.