Luke 1:74
That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
73The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,
75In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.
Cross References
2 Kings 17:39And you are to give worship to the Lord your God; for it is he who will give you salvation from the hands of all who are against you.
Isaiah 45:17But the Lord will make Israel free with an eternal salvation: you will not be put to shame or made low for ever and ever.
Ezekiel 39:28And they will be certain that I am the Lord their God, because I sent them away as prisoners among the nations, and have taken them together back to their land; and I have not let one of them be there any longer.
Zechariah 9:8And I will put my forces in position round my house, so that there may be no coming and going: and no cruel master will again go through them: for now I have seen his trouble.
Romans 6:22But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80
The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a 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… Read the whole commentary →