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Luke 1:17

King James Version (KJV)

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Translations

Luke 1:17 - Amplified Bible

And he will [himself] go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn back the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient {and} incredulous {and} unpersuadable to the wisdom of the upright [which is adjusted and disposed and placed in the right moral state].

Luke 1:17 - American Standard Version

And he shall go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to walk in the wisdom of the just; to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.

Luke 1:17 - Bible in Basic English

And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

Luke 1:17 - Darby Bible

And *he* shall go before him in [the] spirit and power of Elias, to turn hearts of fathers to children, and disobedient ones to [the] thoughts of just [men], to make ready for [the] Lord a prepared people.

Luke 1:17 - English Standard Version

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared."

Luke 1:17 - King James Version

And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.

Luke 1:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

E irá delante de El en el espìritu y poder de Elìas PARA HACER VOLVER LOS CORAZONES DE LOS PADRES A LOS HIJOS, y a los desobedientes a la actitud de los justos, a fin de preparar para el Señor un pueblo bien dispuesto.

Luke 1:17 - The Message

Luke 1:17 - New American Standard Bible

~"It is he who will go {as a forerunner} before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, TO TURN THE HEARTS OF THE FATHERS BACK TO THE CHILDREN, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

Luke 1:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"El irá delante del Señor en el espìritu y poder de Elìas PARA HACER VOLVER LOS CORAZONES DE LOS PADRES A LOS HIJOS, y a los desobedientes a la actitud de los justos, a fin de preparar para el Señor un pueblo bien dispuesto."

Luke 1:17 - World English Bible

He will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, `to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,` and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."

Luke 1:17 - Young's Living Translation

and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.`

Luke 1:17 - Additional Comments

This was prophesied in Malachi 4:5-6, at the very end of the New Testament.
See Matt 17:10-13 - John was Elijah who was to come.

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