Luke 1:77 (YLT)

Passage

To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.

Luke 1:76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

Luke 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation to His people In remission of their sins,

Luke 1:78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

Luke 1:79 To give light to those sitting in darkness and death-shade, To guide our feet to a 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 thou child Prophet of the Highest..." into verse 78's "Through the tender mercies of our God...", 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.