Luke 1:70

Easy To Read Version

God said that he would do this.\par He said it through his holy prophets {\cf2\super [22]} \par that lived long ago.\par

Cross References

Genesis 12:3

I will bless people who bless you, and I will curse people who curse [71] you. I will use you to bless all the people on earth.”

Genesis 3:15

I will make you and the woman enemies to each other. Your children and her children will be enemies. You will bite her child’s foot, but he will crush your head.”

Genesis 49:10

Men from Judah’s family will be kings. The sign that his family rules will not leave his family, before the real king comes. [257] Then many people will obey and serve him.

2 Samuel 23:2

The Lord’s Spirit spoke through me. His word was on my tongue.

Jeremiah 23:5

This message is from the Lord,\par “The time is coming,”\par “when I will raise up a good ‘sprout.’ {\cf2\super [181]} \par He will be a king\par who will rule in a wise way.\par He will do what is fair and right\par in the land.\par

Jeremiah 30:10

“So, Jacob {\cf2\super [237]} my servant, don’t be afraid!”\par This message is from the Lord.\par “Israel, don’t be afraid.\par I will save you from that faraway place.\par You are captives {\cf2\super [238]} in that faraway land,\par But I will save your descendants. {\cf2\super [239]} \par \{I will bring them back\} from that land.\par Jacob will have peace again.\par People will not bother Jacob.\par There will be no enemy to scare my people.\par

Mark 12:36

With the help of the Holy Spirit, {\cf2\super [174]} David himself says:

Luke 24:44

Jesus said to them, “Remember when I was with you before? I said that everything written about me must happen—everything written in the law of Moses, the books of the prophets, {\cf2\super [396]} and the Psalms.”

Acts 28:25

They had an argument. The Jews were ready to leave, but Paul said one more thing to them: “The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [528]} spoke the truth to your fathers {\cf2\super [529]} through Isaiah the prophet. {\cf2\super [530]} He said,

Romans 1:2

God promised long ago to give this Good News to his people. God used his prophets {\cf2\super [3]} to promise this. That promise is written in the Holy Scriptures. {\cf2\super [4]}

Hebrews 3:7

So it is like the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [17]} says:

1 Peter 1:12

It was shown to those prophets that their service was not for themselves. The prophets were serving you. They were serving you when they told about the things that you have heard. You heard those things from the men who told you the Good News. {\cf2\super [6]} They told you with the help of the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [7]} that was sent from heaven. The things you were told are things that even the angels want very much to know about.

2 Peter 1:21

No! No prophecy ever came from what a man wanted to say. But people were led by the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [5]} and spoke things from God.

2 Peter 3:2

I want you to remember the words that the holy prophets {\cf2\super [11]} spoke in the past. And remember the command that our Lord and Savior gave us. He gave us that command through your apostles. {\cf2\super [12]}

Revelation 19:10

Then I bowed down before the angel’s feet to worship him. But the angel said to me, “Don’t \{worship me\}! I am a servant like you and your brothers who have the truth of Jesus. So worship God! Because the truth of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. {\cf2\super [148]} ”