Luke 1:17

Good News Translation (US Version)

He will go ahead of the Lord, strong and mighty like the prophet Elijah. He will bring fathers and children together again; he will turn disobedient people back to the way of thinking of the righteous; he will get the Lord's people ready for him.”

Cross References

Matthew 11:14

and if you are willing to believe their message, John is Elijah, whose coming was predicted.

Luke 1:76

“You, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his road for him,

John 3:28

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.’

Psalm 78:8

They will not be like their ancestors, a rebellious and disobedient people, whose trust in God was never firm and who did not remain faithful to him.

1 Chronicles 29:18

Lord God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, keep such devotion forever strong in your people's hearts and keep them always faithful to you.

Revelation 20:4

Then I saw thrones, and those who sat on them were given the power to judge. I also saw the souls of those who had been executed because they had proclaimed the truth that Jesus revealed and the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its image, nor had they received the mark of the beast on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and ruled as kings with Christ for a thousand years.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

Psalm 111:10

The way to become wise is to honor the Lord; he gives sound judgment to all who obey his commands. He is to be praised forever.

2 Timothy 2:21

Those who make themselves clean from all those evil things, will be used for special purposes, because they are dedicated and useful to their Master, ready to be used for every good deed.

Isaiah 29:24

Foolish people will learn to understand, and those who are always grumbling will be glad to be taught.”

Romans 9:23

And he also wanted to reveal his abundant glory, which was poured out on us who are the objects of his mercy, those of us whom he has prepared to receive his glory.

Acts 10:33

And so I sent for you at once, and you have been good enough to come. Now we are all here in the presence of God, waiting to hear anything that the Lord has instructed you to say.”

John 1:34

I have seen it,” said John, “and I tell you that he is the Son of God.”

John 1:13

They did not become God's children by natural means, that is, by being born as the children of a human father; God himself was their Father.

Luke 1:16

and he will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

Matthew 14:4

For some time John the Baptist had told Herod, “It isn't right for you to be married to Herodias!”

Amos 4:12

“So then, people of Israel, I am going to punish you. And because I am going to do this, get ready to face my judgment!”

Psalm 10:17

You will listen, O Lord, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

2 Chronicles 29:36

King Hezekiah and the people were happy, because God had helped them to do all this so quickly.

1 Kings 21:20

When Ahab saw Elijah, he said, “Have you caught up with me, my enemy?” “Yes, I have,” Elijah answered. “You have devoted yourself completely to doing what is wrong in the Lord's sight.

1 Kings 17:1

A prophet named Elijah, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to King Ahab, “In the name of the Lord, the living God of Israel, whom I serve, I tell you that there will be no dew or rain for the next two or three years until I say so.”

1 John 2:28

Yes, my children, remain in union with him, so that when he appears we may be full of courage and need not hide in shame from him on the Day he comes.

Matthew 3:4

John's clothes were made of camel's hair; he wore a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.

2 Kings 1:16

and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Because you sent messengers to consult Baalzebub, the god of Ekron—as if there were no god in Israel to consult—you will not get well; you will die!’”

1 Kings 18:18

“I'm not the troublemaker,” Elijah answered. “You are—you and your father. You are disobeying the Lord's commands and worshiping the idols of Baal.

1 Samuel 7:5

Then Samuel called for all the Israelites to meet at Mizpah, telling them, “I will pray to the Lord for you there.”

Matthew 3:3

John was the man the prophet Isaiah was talking about when he said, “Someone is shouting in the desert, ‘Prepare a road for the Lord; make a straight path for him to travel!’”