Lux Domini
And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

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Interpretation

The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age.

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This thought runs through Luke 1:5-9.