Luke 1:77 (WEB)

Passage

to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life.

Luke 1:76 And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways,

Luke 1:77 to give knowledge of salvation to his people by the remission of their sins,

Luke 1:78 because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us,

Luke 1:79 to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "knowledge", "salvation", "people", "remission", and "sins". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "knowledge", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 76's "And you child will be called a..." into verse 78's "because of the tender mercy of our...", so "give" and "knowledge" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "give" and "knowledge" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.