Luke 1:50
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation.”
φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
μηλωτή
Fear
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μηλωτή
Fear, reverence, awe. Phobos. His mercy is on those who fear Him. The fear that pleases God is not terror. It is reverence. The awe of one who truly knows who God is.
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ἔλεος
Mercy
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ἔλεος
Mercy, compassion, pity. Eleos. His mercy endures forever. Mercy is God withholding what we deserve. It is the companion of grace which gives what we do not deserve.
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γενεά
Generations
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γενεά
a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
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