Luk 1:17 | NETfull | STEP | And he will go as forerunner before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

Luke 1:17

17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord ^{▼▼ Grk “before him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.} in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ^{▼▼ These two lines cover all relationships: Turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children points to horizontal relationships, while (turn) the disobedient to the wisdom of the just shows what God gives from above in a vertical manner.} to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”