Luke 1:6

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Zechariah and Elizabeth were both good people who pleased God. They did everything the Lord commanded, always following his instructions completely.

Cross References

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.

Genesis 17:1

When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said, “I am God All-Powerful. Obey me and live the right way.

Philippians 2:15

so that you will be blameless and pure, children of God without any fault. But you are living with evil people all around you, who have lost their sense of what is right. Among those people you shine like lights in a dark world,

Acts 24:16

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

1 Kings 9:4

You must serve me with a pure and honest heart, just as your father David did. You must obey my laws and do everything that I commanded you.

1 Thessalonians 3:13

This will strengthen your desire to do what is right, and you will be holy and without fault before our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy people.

Job 1:1

There was a man named Job who lived in the country of Uz. He was a good, honest man. He respected God and refused to do evil.

1 John 2:3

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

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.

Job 1:8

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

1 John 3:7

Dear children, don’t let anyone lead you into the wrong way. Christ always did what was right. So to be good like Christ, you must do what is right.

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ always did what was right. So you know that all those who do what is right are God’s children.

Colossians 1:22

But now he has made you his friends again. He did this by the death Christ suffered while he was in his body. He did it so that he could present you to himself as people who are holy, blameless, and without anything that would make you guilty before him.

2 Corinthians 1:12

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

1 Corinthians 11:2

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

Acts 23:1

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

Psalm 119:6

Then I would never feel ashamed when I look closely at your commands.

Job 9:2

“Of course, I know that this is true. But how can a human being win an argument with God?

2 Kings 20:3

“Lord, remember that I have sincerely served you with all my heart. I have done what you say is good.” Then Hezekiah cried very hard.

Genesis 6:9

This is the history of Noah’s family. He was a good man all his life, and he always followed God.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to them, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. What people think is important is worth nothing to God.

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.

1 Kings 15:5

David had always done what the Lord said was right. He had always obeyed his commands. The only time David did not obey the Lord was when he sinned against Uriah the Hittite.

Luke 1:7

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

Luke 2:25

A man named Simeon lived in Jerusalem. He was a good man who was devoted to God. He was waiting for the time when God would come to help Israel. The Holy Spirit was with him.

Acts 2:25

David said this about him: ‘I saw the Lord before me always; he is at my right side to keep me safe.

Acts 8:21

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

Romans 8:4

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

2 Chronicles 17:4

He looked for the God his ancestors followed. He followed God’s commands and did not live the same way the Israelites lived.