LUKE 1:6 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) God considered them both good and blameless as they followed his instructions and obeyed his rules.

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, 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 they were both righteous in front of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

UST God considered that both of them were righteous because they always obeyed everything that the Lord had commanded.

MSB Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

BLB And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

AICNT Both were righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

OEB They were both righteous people, who lived blameless lives, guiding their steps by all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

WEBBE They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly.

LSV and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless,

FBV They both did what was right before God, being careful to follow all the Lord's commandments and regulations.

TCNT They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

T4T God considered that both of them were righteous, because they constantly completely obeyed everything that God had commanded.

LEB And they were both righteous in the sight of God, living blamelessly in all the commandments and regulations of the Lord.

BBE They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

Moff They were both just in the sight of God, blameless in their obedience to all the commands and regulations of God;

Wymth They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances.

ASV And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

DRA And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame.

YLT and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

Drby And they were both just before [fn]God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

1.6 Elohim

RV And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

SLT And they were both just before God, going faultless in all the commands and precepts of the Lord.

Wbstr And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

KJB-1769 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

KJB-1611 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the Commandements and ordinances of the Lord, blamelesse.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps They were both ryghteous before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fault with them.
(They were both righteous before God, and walked in all the laws and ordinances of the Lord, that no man could find fault with them.)

Gnva Both were iust before God, and walked in all the commandements and ordinances of the Lord, without reproofe.
(Both were just before God, and walked in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord, without reproof. )

Cvdl They were both righteous before God, and walked in all the commaundementes and statutes of the LORDE vnreproueably.
(They were both righteous before God, and walked in all the commandments and statutes of the LORD unreproueably.)

TNT Booth were perfect before God and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde that no man coulde fynde fawte with them.
(Booth were perfect before God and walked in all the laws and ordinances of the Lord that no man could find fault with them. )

Wycl And bothe weren iust bifor God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, withouten pleynt.
(And both were just before God, going in all the commandmentis and justifiyngis of the Lord, without pleynt.)

Luth Sie waren aber alle beide fromm vor GOtt und gingen in allen Geboten und Satzungen des HErr’s untadelig.
(They/She were but all both pious/devout before/in_front_of God and went in all/everyone commandments/commands and Satzungen the LORD’s untadelig.)

ClVg Erant autem justi ambo ante Deum, incedentes in omnibus mandatis et justificationibus Domini sine querela.[fn]
(They_were however just ambo before God, incedentes in/into/on to_all orders and justificationibus Master without querela. )

1.6 Erant autem ambo. BEDA, AMBR. Plena laudatio quæ genus in majoribus, mores in æquitate, officium in sacerdotio, factum in mandatis, judicium in justificationibus comprehendit. Justi ante Deum. AMBR. Non enim omnis qui justus est ante homines justus est ante Deum; aliter enim vident homines, aliter Deus: homines in facie, Deus in corde. Ideoque fieri potest, ut aliquis affectata bonitate populari justus videatur mihi, justus tamen non sit ante Deum, si justitia non ex mentis simplicitate formetur, sed adulatione simuletur.

1.6 They_were however ambo. BEDA, AMBR. Plena praise(n) which kind/class in/into/on to_the_elders, mores in/into/on equity, office in/into/on priesthood, done in/into/on orders, judgement in/into/on justificationibus comprehendit. Just before God. AMBR. Not/No because everyone who/which just it_is before people/men just it_is before God; otherwise because they_see people/men, otherwise God: people/men in/into/on face, God in/into/on heart. Therefore/For_that_reasonque to_be_done can, as someone affectata goodtate populari just it_seems to_me, just nevertheless not/no be before God, when/but_if justice not/no from of_the_mind simplicity formetur, but adulatione at_the_same_timeetur.

UGNT ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ Κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.
(aʸsan de dikaioi amfoteroi enantion tou Theou, poreuomenoi en pasais tais entolais kai dikaiōmasin tou Kuriou amemptoi.)

SBL-GNT ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ⸀ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.
(aʸsan de dikaioi amfoteroi ⸀enantion tou theou, poreuomenoi en pasais tais entolais kai dikaiōmasin tou kuriou amemptoi.)

RP-GNT Ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι ἐνώπιον τοῦ θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.
(Aʸsan de dikaioi amfoteroi enōpion tou theou, poreuomenoi en pasais tais entolais kai dikaiōmasin tou kuriou amemptoi.)

TC-GNT Ἦσαν δὲ δίκαιοι ἀμφότεροι [fn]ἐνώπιον τοῦ Θεοῦ, πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασι τοῦ Κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι.
(Aʸsan de dikaioi amfoteroi enōpion tou Theou, poreuomenoi en pasais tais entolais kai dikaiōmasi tou Kuriou amemptoi. )

1:6 ενωπιον ¦ εναντιον CT

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 1:5–7

In these verses, Luke told about Zechariah and Elizabeth, who are the main people in chapter 1. Luke did not mention them in the rest of the book except in 3:2. Use a natural way in your language to introduce them.

1:6a

Both of them were righteous in the sight of God,

God saw that both of them lived/behaved righteously.
God approved of both of them.
Both Zechariah and Elizabeth did that which was right according to God’s standard/laws.

Both of them: The phrase Both of them refers to Elizabeth and Zechariah. In some languages, it may be helpful to refer to them by name here. For example:

Zechariah and Elizabeth (GW)

righteous in the sight of God: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as righteous in the sight of God is literally “righteous before God” (as in the RSV). This phrase means that God considered them to be righteous. He approved of both of them. The phrase indicates that Elizabeth and Zechariah both did what was right according to God’s standards.

Some other ways to translate this are:

God saw that they were righteous people.

They did what God regarded as right and good.

God: The Greek word that the BSB translates as God refers here to the eternal spirit who created everything. He is more powerful than any other spirit, and he is perfectly good and wise. In many languages, there is already an established term for God. If that is not true in your language, here are some ways to translate God:

Use a name or title for God that people in your culture already use.
Use a descriptive term that fits the truth about God that is revealed in the Bible. For example:
Creator
Great Spirit
Ruler of the universe
Use a borrowed word from the national or trade language Bible.

Choose a term that is acceptable to the believers and churches in your area. For more detailed information, see God in the Glossary.

1:6b

walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

They followed without fault all of the commands and rules that the Lord gave.
They^(dual) obeyed completely all that the Lord commanded.
They^(dual) did everything exactly as God had told his people to do.

walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord means “obeying all the commandments and regulations that the Lord had given/made.” Another way to say this is:

obeying everything that the Lord commanded and ordered

The words commandments and decrees have basically the same meaning. They refer here to the laws and rules in the Old Testament. God told the Jewish people to obey these laws and rules. In some languages it may be more natural to express the meaning of these two words with one word or phrase. For example:

…obeying all that he had commanded (CEV)

blamelessly: The Greek word that the BSB translates as blamelessly means “without fault.” Zechariah and Elizabeth obeyed God’s rules fully and completely. No one could say that they had broken God’s law.

Lord: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Lord means “master, one who has authority over others.” The word Lord was one of the terms that the Jews used to refer to God.This is not meant to imply that they used kurios when speaking to each other in Hebrew or Aramaic. It is assumed that they might use it when they spoke or wrote in Greek, as Luke was doing here. This is the first time in Luke that the word Lord occurs. Remember that in 1:6a Luke used the word God to refer to him.

In some languages, it may not be clear that the word Lord refers to God in this context. If that is true in your language, you should make it clear in some way. For example:

Use your word for God.
Use your word for God along with the word for Lord. For example:
God the Lord
Master God

If you include the word for God in your translation of Lord, you may want to include a footnote to give the literal Greek meaning. For example:

Here the Greek text is literally “Lord.”

See Lord, Context 2, in the Glossary.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ

before ¬the God

Luke uses this expression to mean “where God could see them.” Seeing, in turn, means attention and judgment. Alternate translation: [in God’s judgment]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ Κυρίου

pursuing in all the commandments (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦσαν Δέ δικαιοί ἀμφότεροι ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καί δικαιώμασιν τοῦ Κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι)

The term walking means “obeying.” Alternate translation: [obeying … everything that the Lord had commanded]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καὶ δικαιώμασιν τοῦ Κυρίου

all the commandments (Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἦσαν Δέ δικαιοί ἀμφότεροι ἐναντίον τοῦ Θεοῦ πορευόμενοι ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ἐντολαῖς καί δικαιώμασιν τοῦ Κυρίου ἄμεμπτοι)

The words commandments and statutes mean similar things. Luke uses the two terms together to make a comprehensive statement. You do not need to repeat both words in your translation if that might be confusing for your readers. Alternate translation: [everything that the Lord had commanded]

Parallel LUKE 1:6

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

Paragraph 1:5–7

1:6a

1:6b