LUKE 1:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) [ref]And he will go on ahead of God with the spirit and the power of Eliyah, to turn fathers back to loving their children and to turn career criminals towards the wisdom of godly people, to get the people ready for Yahweh.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

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

UST Your son will go in advance of the Lord and he will be powerful in his spirit like the prophet Elijah was. He will cause parents to love their children again. He will cause many people who do not obey God to want to obey him and to live wisely and righteously. He will do this so that the Lord’s people will be ready for him when he comes.”

BSB 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[fn] and [the] disobedient to [the] wisdom of [the] righteous—to make ready a people prepared for [the] Lord.”

BLB And he will go forth before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous--to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

AICNT And he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”[fn]

1:17, Malachi 4:5-6

OEB He will go before him in the spirit and with the power of Elijah, to reconcile fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, and so make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.’

WEBBE He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to prepare a people prepared for the Lord.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET 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.”

LSV and he will go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the LORD, a people prepared.”

FBV He will go ahead of the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the fathers back to thinking about their children, and to turn those who are rebellious back to a right understanding—to prepare a people ready for the Lord.”[fn]

1:17 Quoting Malachi 4:5-6.

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

T4T As God’s Spirit enables him to preach powerfully as the prophet Elijah did, he will precede the Messiah. He will cause parents [SYN] to act peacefully toward their children again. He will cause many people who do not obey God to hear and obey the wise things that righteous people tell them. He will do this in order to help many people to be ready when the Lord comes.”

LEB • And he will go on before him in the spirit and power of Elijah,
• to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,
• and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous,
• to prepare for the Lord a people made ready.”

BBE And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

Moff he will go in front of Him with the spirit and power of Elijah
⇔ to turn the hearts of fathers to their children,
⇔ turning the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
⇔ to make a people ready and prepared for the Lord."

Wymth and he will be His forerunner in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn fathers' hearts to the children, and cause the rebellious to walk in the wisdom of the upright, to make a people perfectly ready for the lord."

ASV And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

DRA And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.

YLT and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

Drby And he shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.

RV And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

SLT And he shall come before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn back the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the intelligence of the just; to prepare a people having been put in order for the Lord.

Wbstr And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

KJB-1769 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
(And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias/Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. )

KJB-1611 And hee shall goe before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient [fn]to the wisedome of the iust, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

1:17 Or, by.

Bshps And he shall go before hym, with the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the heartes of the fathers to the chyldren, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make redy a perfect people for the Lorde.
(And he shall go before him, with the spirit and power of Elias/Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just men, to make ready a perfect people for the Lord.)

Gnva For he shall goe before him in the spirite and power of Elias, to turne the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisedome of the iust men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
(For he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias/Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just men, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. )

Cvdl And he shal go before him in the sprete and power of Elias, to turne the hertes of ye fathers vnto the children, and the vnfaithfull vnto the wyssdome of the righteous, to make the people ready for the LORDE.
(And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias/Elijah, to turn the hearts of ye/you_all fathers unto the children, and the unfaithfull unto the wisdom of the righteous, to make the people ready for the LORD.)

TNT And he shall goo before him in the sprete and power of Helyas to tourne the hertes of the fathers to the chyldren and the vnbelevers to the wysdom of the iuste men: to make the people redy for the Lorde.
(And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias/Elijah to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the unbelevers to the wisdom of the just men: to make the people ready for the Lord. )

Wycl and he schal go bifor hym in the spirit and the vertu of Helie; and he schal turne the hertis of the fadris in to the sones, and men out of bileue to the prudence of iust men, to make redi a perfit puple to the Lord.
(and he shall go before him in the spirit and the virtue of Helie; and he shall turn the hearts of the fathers in to the sons, and men out of believe to the prudence of just men, to make ready a perfect people to the Lord.)

Luth Und er wird vor ihm hergehen im Geist und Kraft des Elia, zu bekehren die Herzen der Väter zu den Kindern und die Ungläubigen zu der Klugheit der Gerechten, zuzurichten dem HErr’s ein bereit Volk.
(And he becomes before/in_front_of him go_here in_the spirit and strength/power the Elia, to/for convert the heart(s) the/of_the fathers to/for the children and the Ungläubigen to/for the/of_the wisdom the/of_the righteous_(ones), zuprepare to_him LORD’s a ready people.)

ClVg et ipse præcedet ante illum in spiritu et virtute Eliæ: ut convertat corda patrum in filios, et incredulos ad prudentiam justorum, parare Domino plebem perfectam.[fn]
(and exactly_that/himself will_precede before him in/into/on in_spirit and by_virtue Eliyah: as convertat hearts of_the_fathers in/into/on children, and unbelievers to prudence of_the_righteous, to_prepare Master the_people perfect. )

1.17 Præcedet ante. ID. Sicut Elias præco judicis, etc., usque ad ille cum eo manifestatur in gloria. In spiritu et virtute. AMBR. Bene junguntur spiritu et virtute. Non enim sine virtute spiritus, nec sine spiritu virtus est. Elias virtutem habuit abstinentiæ, et patientiæ, et convertendi animos populorum a perfidia ad fidem, spiritum autem prophetandi habuit. Convertat, etc., BEDA. Corda patrum in filios convertit, etc., usque ad fere eadem verba quæ angelus de Joanne, Malach, prædixit de Elia.

1.17 Præcedet ante. ID. Like Elias I_beg judgements, etc., until to he/that_one when/with by_him obvioustur in/into/on glory. In in_spirit and by_virtue. AMBR. Well yunguntur in_spirit and by_virtue. Not/No because without by_virtue spirit, but_not without in_spirit virtue it_is. Elias virtue had abstinentiæ, and patience, and convertendi in_minds of_the_peoples from perfidia to faith, spirit however a_prophetndi had. Convertat, etc., BEDA. Corda of_the_fathers in/into/on children he_turned, etc., until to almost the_same words which messenger/angel from/about Yoanne, Malach, predicted from/about Elia.

UGNT καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλεία, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον.
(kai autos proeleusetai enōpion autou en pneumati kai dunamei Aʸleia, epistrepsai kardias paterōn epi tekna, kai apeitheis en fronaʸsei dikaiōn, hetoimasai Kuriōi laon kateskeuasmenon.)

SBL-GNT καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλίου, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον.
(kai autos proeleusetai enōpion autou en pneumati kai dunamei Aʸliou, epistrepsai kardias paterōn epi tekna kai apeitheis en fronaʸsei dikaiōn, hetoimasai kuriōi laon kateskeuasmenon.)

RP-GNT καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλίου, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον.
(kai autos proeleusetai enōpion autou en pneumati kai dunamei Aʸliou, epistrepsai kardias paterōn epi tekna, kai apeitheis en fronaʸsei dikaiōn, hetoimasai kuriōi laon kateskeuasmenon.)

TC-GNT καὶ αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει [fn]Ἠλίου, ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα, καὶ ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων, ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον.
(kai autos proeleusetai enōpion autou en pneumati kai dunamei Aʸliou, epistrepsai kardias paterōn epi tekna, kai apeitheis en fronaʸsei dikaiōn, hetoimasai Kuriōi laon kateskeuasmenon. )

1:17 ηλιου ¦ ηλεια TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:5–25: An angel said that John the Baptizer would be born

An angel of the Lord appeared to Zechariah while he was working in the temple as a priest. The angel told him that his wife Elizabeth would become pregnant and have a baby, and that he must name him John. Zechariah and Elizabeth were old, and Elizabeth was not able to have children. So Zechariah did not believe the angel. Because he did not believe that what the angel said would happen, the angel made him unable to speak. But later, Elizabeth became pregnant.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Birth of John the Baptist is Announced (GNT)

The angel Gabriel predicts the birth of John the Baptizer

The angel Gabriel announces/prophesies to Zechariah that his wife will have a son

Paragraph 1:11–17

In this paragraph, Luke began to tell the main events of this section after he gave the background information in 1:5–10. Introduce this paragraph in a natural way in your language.

1:17

Scholars have different opinions about the way the parts of this verse relate to each other. Here is one of the main views about how the parts of 1:17 function:

^17a–bJohn will go on before the Lord…(main clause)

^17c in order to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, (purpose)

^17d and in order to turn the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous. (another purpose)

^17e He will do all this in order to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. (main purpose of all of John’s work)

1:17a

And he will go on before the Lord

John will come as a forerunner for the Lord
John will go/come ahead of the Lord as his herald.

And he will go on before the Lord: In the clause he will go on before the Lord, the pronoun he refers to John. The Lord here refers to “the Lord their God” (1:16), who would come in the person of the Messiah, Jesus. This clause implies that:

John will appear in public before the Lord Jesus appears.
John will announce that the Lord is coming and prepare his way.

Some ways to translate this are:

He will go before him as forerunner… (REB)

He will precede the coming of the Lord… (NLT96)

He will prepare the people for the coming of the Lord. (NLT)

The phrase “before the Lord” was also used in 1:15a, but with a different meaning.

1:17b

in the spirit and power of Elijah,

with the same power and spirit that Elijah had. (CEV)
He will have the same kind of character and power that Elijah the prophet had,

in the spirit and power of Elijah: The Greek expression that the BSB translates as in the spirit and power of Elijah means that John would have the same kind of character and power that Elijah the prophet had. It does not indicate that Elijah’s personal spirit had returned in John.

Some other ways to say this are:

in spirit and power like Elijah (NCV)

with the same kind of character and power that Elijah had

spirit: The word spirit here refers to Elijah’s character. John would be like Elijah in the way he thought and acted. He would be courageous and devoted to God, as Elijah was.

power: The word power refers to the powerful way Elijah acted. This power refers mainly to spiritual ability, effectiveness, and influence. It does not refer only to physical strength, and it does not imply a harsh way of acting. John preached with ability and authority from God. He was effective in helping the people to repent.

Elijah: Elijah was a prophet in the Old Testament. The Jews expected Elijah to return before the Messiah came (Malachi 4:5).

1:17c

to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children

He will reconcile fathers to their children
and he will convince/cause fathers to be caring/devoted to their children again.

to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children: The clause to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children is an idiom. It means “to cause fathers to be reconciled to their children.” This was one of the purposes of John’s work.

This part of the verse quotes part of Malachi 4:6.

fathers: The Greek word that the BSB translates as fathers is the plural form of “father,” which refers specifically to a person’s male parent.Some English versions translate “fathers” as “parents.” This is not recommended. Another way to translate this is:

to reconcile fathers to their children (NJB)

1:17d

and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—

and turn/lead disobedient people to follow the wise ways of righteous people.
He will also convince/cause those who do not obey God to repent and become wise like people who do what God says is right.

and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous: This part of the verse tells a second purpose of John’s work. The verb “to turn” in 1:17c is the implied verb for this part of the verse also. However, you may need to translate the verb in a different way here. It indicates that John would cause those who disobey God to turn/change and become wise, as righteous people are. Some other ways to say this are:

and he will cause those who are rebellious to accept the wisdom of the godly (NLT)

He will change disobedient people so that they will accept the wisdom of those who have God’s approval. (GW)

the disobedient: The phrase the disobedient refers to people who disobey God. It does not refer specifically to children who disobey their parents.

the wisdom of the righteous: The Greek word that the BSB translates as wisdom can be used in two different ways:

It can refer to a way of thinking in general.
It can refer more specifically to a wise or prudent way of thinking.

In this context it refers to “the way of the thinking of the righteous,” which is a right or wise way of thinking. It is the way of thinking that is in agreement with God and his Word. Some other ways to translate the wisdom of the righteous are:

the way of thinking of the righteous (GNT)

the right/wise attitude of righteous people

In some languages it may be natural to translate this idea as a verbal expression. For example:

cause/help the disobedient to turn/change and begin to think like the righteous

the righteous: The Greek word that the BSB translates as righteous refers to people who live according to God’s standards. They consistently do what is right. Some other ways to say this are:

those who obey God’s law

those who do what is right

In some languages, people use an idiom to express this meaning. For example:

those who follow a straight path

upright people

1:17e

to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

He will do all this in order to prepare a nation/community so that they will be ready for the Lord to come.”
He will prepare a people so that they will be fit/acceptable to the Lord when he comes.”

to make ready a people prepared for the Lord: The clause to make ready a people prepared for the Lord is the final purpose for the preceding parts of 1:17. It expresses the overall purpose of John’s work. John would work in the ways mentioned in 1:17c–d in order to make a people ready for the Lord. These people were not ready for the Lord before, but through John’s preaching they would become ready.

Some ways to show that 1:17e is the overall purpose of John’s work are:

Make it explicit that this clause is the purpose for all the other actions in the verse. For example:
He will do all this in order to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Reorder this verse to put 1:17e before the other work that John would do (1:17c–d). For example:
^17aHe will…precede the coming of the Lord, ^17epreparing the people for his arrival. ^17cHe will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, ^17dand he will change disobedient minds to accept godly wisdom. (NLT96)

to make ready a people prepared: The Greek words that the BSB translates as to make ready and prepared have similar meanings. In some languages, it may be more natural to use only one term to express this meaning. For example:

to prepare a people for the Lord

he will make a people fully ready for their Lord (JBP)

a people: The Greek word that the BSB translates as a people here refers to a large group or community of people such as a nation or ethnic group. John’s message was to people who would be part of a community of people who were faithful to God. Translate this in a way that can refer to a large group of people that is loyal to a leader (such as a king, chief, or religious leader). For example:

a people/nation

a community

subjects/citizens

prepared for the Lord: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as prepared for the Lord here refers to being ready for the Lord to come. They are ready because they choose to do the things that please God. The word prepared does not refer here to being alert. John prepared the people for the Lord by telling them to stop sinning and obey God. He told them to be reconciled to their families and to live wisely and righteously. In some languages it may be more natural to use an adjective in place of the passive verb prepared. Some other ways to translate this are:

fit for the Lord (REB)

ready for the coming of the Lord (NCV)

prepared to receive/welcome the Lord

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

αὐτὸς προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί αὐτός προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καί δυνάμει Ἠλίᾳ ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπί τέκνα καί ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαιῶν ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαόν κατεσκευασμένον)

To go before is an idiom that indicates that before the Lord comes, John will announce to the people that the Lord is going to come to them. Alternate translation: [John will announce that the Lord is coming]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλεία

in ˓the˒_spirit in (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί αὐτός προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καί δυνάμει Ἠλίᾳ ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπί τέκνα καί ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαιῶν ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαόν κατεσκευασμένον)

In this context, the words spirit and power mean similar things. The angel may be using them together for emphasis. Alternate translation: [with the same great power that Elijah had]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

ἐν πνεύματι καὶ δυνάμει Ἠλεία

Alternatively, the angel may be expressing a single idea by using two words connected with and. The term power may tell what kind of spirit Elijah had. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [in the powerful spirit of Elijah]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα

˓to˒_turn_back ˓the˒_hearts ˱of˲_˓the˒_fathers (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί αὐτός προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καί δυνάμει Ἠλίᾳ ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπί τέκνα καί ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαιῶν ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαόν κατεσκευασμένον)

The angel speaks of hearts as if they were living things that could be turned to go in a different direction. This expression means to change someone’s attitude toward something. Alternate translation: [to make fathers care about their children once again]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα

The angel uses the relationship between fathers and children to represent all relationships. Luke relates in [3:10–14](../03/10.md) how John encouraged reconciliation in a variety of different relationships. Alternate translation: [to restore broken relationships]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπὶ τέκνα

It is assumed that readers will know that this is what the prophet Malachi had said Elijah would do before the Lord came. The implication in context is that John will fulfill this prophecy by using the same empowerment that Elijah had. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [to restore broken relationships, just as the prophet Malachi said Elijah would do before the Lord came]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαίων

˓the˒_unpersuadable in ˓the˒_understanding (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί αὐτός προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καί δυνάμει Ἠλίᾳ ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπί τέκνα καί ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαιῶν ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαόν κατεσκευασμένον)

Gabriel is using the term wisdom in the Old Testament sense as a moral term that refers to choosing the way in life that God has shown to be best. The people who make this choice are righteous, meaning that God considers them to be living in the right way. Alternate translation: [to lead people who are disobeying God to choose his ways and become people who live right]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

ἀπειθεῖς & δικαίων

˓the˒_unpersuadable & (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί αὐτός προελεύσεται ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐν πνεύματι καί δυνάμει Ἠλίᾳ ἐπιστρέψαι καρδίας πατέρων ἐπί τέκνα καί ἀπειθεῖς ἐν φρονήσει δικαιῶν ἑτοιμάσαι Κυρίῳ λαόν κατεσκευασμένον)

Gabriel is using the adjectives disobedient and righteous as nouns in order to indicate groups of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [people who are disobeying God … people who live right]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

λαὸν κατεσκευασμένον

You could state explicitly in your translation what the people will be prepared to do. Alternate translation: [a people who will be prepared to believe his message]

Parallel LUKE 1:17

Section 1:5–25: An angel said that John the Baptizer would be born

Paragraph 1:11–17

1:17

1:17a

1:17b

1:17c

1:17d

1:17e