Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly. New Living Translation Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations. English Standard Version And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord. Berean Standard Bible Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord. Berean Literal Bible And they were both righteous before God, walking blameless in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. King James Bible And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. New King James Version And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. New American Standard Bible They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord. NASB 1995 They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord. NASB 1977 And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord. Legacy Standard Bible And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and righteous requirements of the Lord. Amplified Bible They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord. Christian Standard Bible Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. Holman Christian Standard Bible Both were righteous in God’s sight, living without blame according to all the commands and requirements of the Lord. American Standard Version And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Both of them were righteous before God, and they were walking in all the commandments and in the judgments of THE LORD JEHOVAH without reproa Contemporary English Version Both of them were good people and pleased the Lord God by obeying all that he had commanded. Douay-Rheims Bible And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame. English Revised Version And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. GOD'S WORD® Translation Zechariah and Elizabeth had God's approval. They followed all the Lord's commands and regulations perfectly. Good News Translation They both lived good lives in God's sight and obeyed fully all the Lord's laws and commands. International Standard Version Both of them were righteous before God, having lived blamelessly according to all of the commandments and regulations of the Lord. Literal Standard Version and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the LORD blameless, Majority Standard Bible Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord. New American Bible Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. NET Bible They were both righteous in the sight of God, following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. New Revised Standard Version Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments and regulations of the Lord. New Heart English Bible They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. Webster's Bible Translation And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. Weymouth New Testament They were both of them upright before God, blamelessly obeying all the Lord's precepts and ordinances. World English Bible They were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. Young's Literal Translation and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Gabriel Foretells John's Birth5In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a daughter of Aaron. 6 Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord. 7But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years.… Cross References Genesis 7:1 Then the LORD said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. Deuteronomy 5:33 You must walk in all the ways that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. 1 Kings 15:5 For David had done what was right in the eyes of the LORD and had not turned aside from anything the LORD commanded all the days of his life, except in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. Luke 1:7 But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well along in years. Luke 2:25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. Acts 2:25 David says about Him: 'I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Acts 8:21 You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Treasury of Scripture And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. righteous. Luke 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God. Genesis 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. Genesis 7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. walking. 1 Kings 9:4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments: 2 Kings 20:3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. Psalm 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. blameless. Philippians 2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; Colossians 1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: 1 Thessalonians 3:13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his saints. Jump to Previous Blameless Blamelessly Commandments Commands Eyes Keeping Lord's Obeying Observing Orders Ordinances Precepts Regulations Requirements Righteous Righteousnesses Rules Sight Upright Walking WrongJump to Next Blameless Blamelessly Commandments Commands Eyes Keeping Lord's Obeying Observing Orders Ordinances Precepts Regulations Requirements Righteous Righteousnesses Rules Sight Upright Walking WrongLuke 1 1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.5. The conception of John the Baptist; 26. and of Jesus. 39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus. 57. The nativity and circumcision of John. 67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus, 76. and of John. (6) Commandments and ordinances.--The former word covered all the moral laws of the Pentateuch, the latter (as in Hebrews 9:1), its outward and ceremonial rules.Verse 6. - And they were both righteous before God. "One of the oldest terms of high praise among the Jews (Genesis 6:9; Genesis 7:1; Genesis 18:23-28; Ezekiel 18:5-9, etc.). It is used also of Joseph (Matthew 1:19), and is defined in the following words in the most technical sense of strict legal observance, which it had acquired since the days of Maccabees. The true Jashar (upright man) was the ideal Jew. Thus Rashi calls the Book of Genesis 'The book of the upright, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob '" (Farrar). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek They wereἦσαν (ēsan) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. both ἀμφότεροι (amphoteroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 297: Both (of two). Comparative of amphi; both. righteous δίκαιοι (dikaioi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1342: From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy. in the sight of ἐναντίον (enantion) Preposition Strong's 1726: Before, in the presence of, in the eyes of. Neuter of enantios; in the presence of. God, Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. walking πορευόμενοι (poreuomenoi) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 4198: To travel, journey, go, die. blamelessly ἄμεμπτοι (amemptoi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 273: Blameless, free from fault or defect. Irreproachable. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. all πάσαις (pasais) Adjective - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. commandments ἐντολαῖς (entolais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. decrees δικαιώμασιν (dikaiōmasin) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 1345: From dikaioo; an equitable deed; by implication, a statute or decision. of the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord. Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. 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