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Luke 1:78Luke.1.78

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

KJV

Greek original

διὰ σπλάγχνα ἐλέους θεοῦ ἡμῶν ἐν οἷς ἐπισκέψεται ἡμᾶς ἀνατολὴ ἐξ ὕψους

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Grâce aux entrailles de la miséricorde de notre Dieu, En vertu de laquelle le soleil levant nous a visités d'en haut,

KJV

Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,

Patristic reading

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  • Walahfrid Strabo

    On the destruction of Jerusalem

    nd brought redemption to his people." (Luke 1:68) And "The rising sun will come to us from heaven." (Luke 1:78) But the faithless city did not recognize this time of visitation, because when Christ appeared in the flesh, the Jewish people refused to believe in Him. Hence, even th…
  • Eucherius of Lyon

    Book of Spiritual Intelligence Formulas

    Savior, as light rises from there, especially as Luke mentions: The dawn from on high has visited us Luke 1:78. And in Zechariah, it says: Behold, the man whose name is the Branch Zechariah 6:12. The West represents the loss of a better life. As the prophet states: Your sun will…
  • Fulgentius of Ruspe

    On the Remission of Sins Book One

    sing sun will visit us from heaven, to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death" Luke 1:78-79. The prophet Habakkuk also foretells Christ's ascension and the stability of the ecclesiastical order under the name of the sun and moon: "The sun rose, and the moon…

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