Luke

Luke 1:77–78

⁷⁷to give to His people the knowledge of salvation

through the forgiveness of their sins,

⁷⁸because of the tender mercy of our God,

by which the Dawn^f will visit us from on high,

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to give	δοῦναι	dounai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G1325 I offer, give
to	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
people	λαῷ	laō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G2992 a people, the crowd
the knowledge	γνῶσιν	gnōsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1108 knowledge, doctrine, wisdom
of salvation	σωτηρίας	sōtērias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G4991 deliverance, salvation
through	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
forgiveness	ἀφέσει	aphesei	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G859 deliverance, pardon, complete forgiveness
of their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
sins	ἁμαρτιῶν	hamartiōn	Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural	G266 a sin

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because of	διὰ	dia	Preposition	G1223 through, on account of
tender	σπλάγχνα	splanchna	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4698 bowels, compassion, pity
mercy	ἐλέους	eleous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G1656 pity, mercy
of our	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
by	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
which	οἷς	hois	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural	G3739 who, which, what, that
Dawn	ἀνατολὴ	anatolē	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G395 rising of the sun, the East
will visit	ἐπισκέψεται	episkepsetai	Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular	G1980 I look upon, visit, look out, select
us	ἡμᾶς	hēmas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
from	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
on high	ὕψους	hypsous	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5311 height, heaven

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 1:77 Acts 5:31 · Acts 10:43 · Acts 2:38 · John 1:34 · Ephesians 1:7 · Acts 3:19 · John 1:29 · Luke 7:47–50 · Luke 3:6 · Mark 1:3–4 · Luke 3:3 · John 3:27–36

Luke 1:78 Malachi 4:2 · 2 Peter 1:19 · Revelation 22:16 · Numbers 24:17 · Isaiah 11:1 · Ephesians 5:14 · Zechariah 3:8 · Zechariah 6:12 · Colossians 3:12 · Philippians 2:1 · Isaiah 63:15 · 1 John 3:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.