16He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.


In Context

13 But the angel said to him, |Don't be afraid, Zacharias, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

14 You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.

15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

16 He will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord, their God.

17 He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.|

18 Zacharias said to the angel, |How can I be sure of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years.|

Luke 1:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:16Many of the people of Israel will he bring back to the Lord their God.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And he shall convert many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And many of the children of Israel shall be turn unto the Lord their God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn unto the Lord their God.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:16and many of the sons of Israel he shall turn to the Lord their God,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:16And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.