Luke 1:78-79
78 Because of ▼ our God’s tender mercy ▼the dawn ▼
▼ The Greek term translated dawn (ἀνατολή, anatolē) can be a reference to the morning star or to the sun. The Messiah is pictured as a saving light that shows the way. The Greek term was also used to translate the Hebrew word for “branch” or “sprout,” so some see a double entendre here with messianic overtones (see Isa 11:1–10; Jer 23:5; 33:15; Zech 3:8; 6:12).
will break ▼▼ Grk “shall visit us.”
upon us from on high 79 to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, ▼
to guide our feet into the way ▼
▼ Or “the path.”
of peace.”
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