Verses of Luke 1
Luke 1:13 Commentary - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
13. Thy prayer is heard The angel attests his reality as a true supernatural being by showing that he knew what Zacharias’s prayer had long been, as well as by the splendour of his person. His prayer had, doubtless, once been for a posterity that his name might not die in Israel. But that hope declining as his age advanced, his later desire had been for the “consolation of Israel.” And at the present moment the prayers of Israel are ascending “for the people of God,” as Grotius says; “and, if Josephus and Philo are to be believed, for the salvation of the world.” Both currents of Zacharias’s prayer are heard. The posterity and the consolation are at hand.
John The God-given. A suitable name for one divinely given in answer to prayer. It is a suitable name, also, for him who, promised by ancient prophecy, was at last bestowed.
Verses of Luke 1
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Luke 1:13 - The Greek Testament
Luke 1:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Luke 1:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Luke 1:13 - Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
Luke 1:13 - Calvin's Complete Commentary
Luke 1:13 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Luke 1:13 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Luke 1:13 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Luke 1:13 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Luke 1:13 - Expository Notes of Dr. Constable (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 1:13 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 1:13 - The Expositor’s Greek Testament by Robertson
Luke 1:13 - F.B. Meyer's Through the Bible Commentary
Luke 1:13 - Discovering Christ In Selected Books of the Bible
Luke 1:13 - Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
Luke 1:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
Luke 1:13 - Gnomon of the New Testament
Luke 1:13 - Henry Alford's Greek Testament
Luke 1:13 - Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Luke 1:13 - Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Luke 1:13 - Heinrich August Wilhelm Meyer's New Testament Commentary
Luke 1:13 - Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Luke 1:13 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Luke 1:13 - Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Luke 1:13 - Ryle's Expository Thoughts on the Gospels
Luke 1:13 - A Popular Commentary on the New Testament
Luke 1:13 - Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Luke 1:13 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Luke 1:13 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Luke 1:13 - Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Luke 1:13 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a prominent university professor, theologian, and author. He served as Professor of Ancient Languages at Wesleyan University in Connecticut; as Professor of Rhetoric at the University of Michigan; and as editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review from 1856 to1884. He authored numerous books including Commentary on the New Testament (New York: Carlton & Porter, 1860); Commentary on the Old Testament (New York: Nelson & Phillips, 1873); What is Arminianism? (Toronto: W. Briggs, 1879); and Essays, Reviews, and Discourses (New York: Phillips & Hunt, 1887).