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Luke 1:75

Luke 1:75
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

In holiness and righteousness,...., Not in mere outward rites and legal ceremonies but as the saints serve, from principles of righteousness and true holiness; in which the new man is created, and of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

In holiness ... - In piety and strict justice. Before him - In the presence of God. Performed as in his presence, and with the full consciousness that he sees the heart. The “holiness” was not to be…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 1:67-80

We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luk 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying; for he foretold things to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

In holiness towards God,

and righteousness towards men. We have the same words contrasted in 1Th 2:10, "how holily and righteously;" Eph 4:24, "in righteousness and holiness of the truth." Ὅσιος,…