King James Version
What Does Luke 1:71 Mean?
“That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;”
Context
69
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
70
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
71
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
72
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
73
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(71) **That we should be saved from our enemies.**—Literally, *salvation from our enemies,* in apposition with “the horn of salvation” of Luke 1:69. The “enemies” present to the thoughts of Zacharias may have been the Roman conquerors of Judæa; the Idumæan House of Herod may have been among “those who hate.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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