Luke 1:74
so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
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73the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, that he would grant to us,
75in holiness and in justice before him, throughout all our days.
Cross References
2 Kings 17:39But you shall fear the Lord, your God. And he will rescue you from the hand of all your enemies.”
Isaiah 45:17Israel is saved in the Lord by an eternal salvation. You will not be confounded, and you will not be ashamed, even forever and ever.
Isaiah 65:21And they will build houses, and will inhabit them. And they will plant vineyards, and will eat their fruits.
Ezekiel 39:28And they shall know that I am the Lord, their God, because I carried them away to the nations, and I gathered them upon their own land, and I did not abandon any of them there.
Zechariah 9:8And I will encircle my house with those who serve me in war, going and returning, and the exactor will no longer pass over them. For now I have seen with my eyes.
Romans 6:22Yet truly, having been freed now from sin, and having been made servants of God, you hold your fruit in sanctification, and truly its 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 →