King James Version
Luke 1:71 in the King James Version says “That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;”
Luke 1:71 · KJV
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
KJV Study — Public Domain
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“enemies”
G2190hateful (passively, odious, or actively, hostile); usually as a noun, an adversary (especially satan)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“the hand”
G5495the hand (literally or figuratively (power); especially (by hebraism) a means or instrument)
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