Lukas 1:17

1:17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord ¹  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, ²  to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

Lukas 1:80

1:80 And the child kept growing ³  and becoming strong ⁴  in spirit, and he was in the wilderness ⁵  until the day he was revealed ⁶  to Israel.

[1:17]  ¹ tn Grk “before him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:17]  ² sn These two lines cover all relationships: Turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children points to horizontal relationships, while (turn) the disobedient to the wisdom of the just shows what God gives from above in a vertical manner.

[1:80]  ³ tn This verb is imperfect.

[1:80]  ⁴ tn This verb is also imperfect.

[1:80]  ⁵ tn Or “desert.”

[1:80]  ⁶ tn Grk “until the day of his revealing.”