SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:77
dando conocimiento de salud a su pueblo, para remisin de sus pecados,
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 77. To give knowledge of salvation , etc.] This is still said of John, and belongs to his work and office; though the Syriac and Arabic versions read, that he may give; as if it was spoken of the Lord, before whose face John was to go, and whose ways he was to prepare: by salvation is meant, not a temporal salvation, or a deliverance from the Roman yoke, the Jews were expecting, for John gave no intimation of any such salvation; but of a spiritual and eternal salvation, and of Christ himself, the author of it; who is often called Salvation, because he was appointed to this business, was fitted for it, and has effected it; and there is salvation in him, and in no other, the knowledge of this is not merely, notional and speculative, but experimental, approbative, fiducial, appropriating, sure, and certain; and is more excellent, than any other kind of knowledge whatever: and this is a gift; it is not what is attained unto, and acquired by application, diligence, and industry, as other sort of knowledge; but is a gift of God, though in the use of means, and through the ministry of the word: and so John is said to give it ministerially, he being an instrument in the hand of God, whereby souls came to the knowledge of salvation by Christ, and believed in him: it was communicated by God through his ministry, unto his people : meaning not the people of John the Baptist, the Jews, though it was true of God's elect among them; but the people of Christ, and that not all mankind, who are his by creation; but a special people, whom the Father has given him, and he has purchased by his blood; whom he conquers by his grace, and makes a willing people, in the day of his power: to these, and only these, is the knowledge of salvation by Christ given; for none else are appointed to it, and for no other is it wrought out. It follows, by the remission of their sins ; the sense of which is, either that salvation is by the forgiveness of sin, and lies in it, that being a principal part of it; (see Ephesians 1:7). Sins are debts; forgiving them is a remitting these debts, a loosing them, or the obligation to payment, which is done freely and fully, for Christ's sake, and through his blood; and herein lies the blessedness and salvation of men; see ( Romans 4:6,7). Or else that the knowledge of salvation was conveyed through the ministry of John, not by preaching the works of the law, but the doctrine of remission of sins, by Christ; ( Mark 1:4, John 1:29) and which is the sum and substance of the Gospel, as it was ordered to be preached by Christ, and was preached by his apostles. The Alexandrian copy reads, our sins.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 67-80 - Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. I John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfec day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we wer utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesu Christ. It is reviving; it brings light to those that sit in the shado of death, as condemned prisoners in the dungeon. It is directing; it is to guide our feet in the way of peace, into that way which will brin us to peace at last, Ro 3:17. John gave proofs of strong faith vigorous and holy affections, and of being above the fear and love of the world. Thus he ripened for usefulness; but he lived a retired life till he came forward openly as the forerunner of the Messiah. Let u follow peace with all men, as well as seek peace with God and our ow consciences. And if it be the will of God that we live unknown to the world, still let us diligently seek to grow strong in the grace of Jesus Christ __________________________________________________________________
Greek Textus Receptus
του 3588 T-GSM δουναι 1325 5629 V-2AAN γνωσιν 1108 N-ASF σωτηριας 4991 N-GSF τω 3588 T-DSM λαω 2992 N-DSM αυτου 846 P-GSM εν 1722 PREP αφεσει 859 N-DSF αμαρτιων 266 N-GPF αυτων 846 P-GPM
Vincent's NT Word Studies
77. Knowledge of salvation. Wyc. has the science of health.
Robertson's NT Word Studies
1:77 {Knowledge of salvation} (gnwsin swterias). " this is the aim and end of the work of the Forerunner" (Plummer).
