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Luke 1:17

Luke.1.17

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

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Luke 1:17 alludes to Malachi 4:5-6
Strong allusion or echoHigh confidence
Gabriel says John will go before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers to children, the language of Malachi's closing promise.
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- Luke 1:17
- Malachi 4:5-6
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