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FROM THE PASTOR'S STUDY

Topic: Luke's Perspective of Jesus: Ch. 1 Study Notes

Luke 1:78-79 (2)

by Darrel Cline
(darrelcline biblical-thinking.org)

Chapter # 1 Paragraph # 5 Study # 20
Lincolnton, NC
November 28, 2004

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AV Translation:

78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

1901 ASV Translation:

78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

79 To shine upon them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death; To guide our feet into the way of peace.

Textual Issues:

In verse 78 the Textus Receptus has the aorist form of the word translated "hath visited" and the Nestle/Aland 26 has the future tense "shall visit". The speculation of the textual critics is that a copyist altered the future tense to conform to the aorist of the same word in 1:68. Speculation is just that; but, for our studies it makes very little difference because both the historical aoristic sense of the visitation is correct as well as the futuristic sense.

Luke's Record:

Notes:

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