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Luke 1:17

And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

Luke 1:17 BSB
  1. a Malachi 4:5–6

Luke 1:17 has 37 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 32 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Malachi 4:5–6 (50 votes) and Matthew 11:14 (22 votes). 46 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Genesis 17 to Revelation 20.

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Which verses does Luke 1:17 point to?

The 20 strongest of 37, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Malachi 4:5–650 votes

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

  2. Matthew 11:1422 votes

    And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

  3. Luke 1:7617 votes

    And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,

  4. Matthew 17:11–1214 votes

    Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

  5. John 1:21–3014 votes

    “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” …

  6. Mark 9:11–1313 votes

    And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected? …

  7. 1 Chronicles 29:1812 votes

    O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.

  8. Psalm 78:812 votes

    Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

  9. John 3:2812 votes

    You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

  10. Colossians 1:129 votes

    giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.

  11. 1 Peter 2:99 votes
  12. Luke 3:7–147 votes
  13. Revelation 20:47 votes
  14. 1 Kings 17:16 votes
  15. Psalm 111:106 votes
  16. Luke 1:166 votes

    Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.

  17. 2 Timothy 2:216 votes
  18. 2 Chronicles 29:365 votes
  19. Isaiah 29:245 votes
  20. Amos 4:125 votes

Which verses point to Luke 1:17?

The 10 strongest of 46.