Luke 1:77

“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…”

“to give knowledge of salvation--To sound the note of a needed and provided "salvation" was the noble office of John, above all that preceded him; as it is that of all subsequent ministers of Christ; but infinitely loftier was it to be the "Salvation" itself (Luk 1:69 and Luk 2:30). by the remission of . . . sins--This stamps at once the spiritual nature of the salvation here intended, and explains Luk 1:71, Luk 1:74.”

“To give knowledge of salvation - Knowledge of the “way” of salvation: that it was provided, and that the author of salvation was about to appear. By the remission of their sins - The word remission means pardon or forgiveness. It implies that God will treat the sinner as if he had not committed the sin. The idea here is, that the “salvation” about to be offered was that which was connected with the pardon of sin. There can be no other. God cannot treat people as his friends unless they come to him by repentance and obtain forgiveness. When that is obtained, which he is always disposed to grant, they can be treated with kindness and mercy. return to 'Top of Page'”

“To give knowledge of salvation by the remission of sins - The knowledge of the remission of our sins being the grand instrument of present and eternal salvation, Heb 8:11-12. But the immediate sense of the words seems to be, to preach to them the Gospel doctrine of salvation by the remission of their sins. Luke 1:78”

“give: Luk 3:3, Luk 3:6; Mar 1:3, Mar 1:4; Joh 1:7-9, Joh 1:15-17, Joh 1:29, Joh 1:34, Joh 3:27-36; Act 19:4 by: or, for the: Luk 7:47-50; Act 2:38, Act 3:19, Act 5:31, Act 10:43, Act 13:38, Act 13:39; Rom 3:25, Rom 4:6-8; Eph 1:7 Luke 1:78”