Luke 1:15-16 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink… "Nothing can make a man truly great, but being truly good, and a partaker of God's holiness." "A dram of goodness is worth more than all worldly greatness." Wealth, honour, power, may constitute a person great in the estimation of man; but faith, love, and true holiness are necessary to secure for us God's approbation. (Henry R. Burton.) Parallel Verses KJV: For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. |
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