Luke 1 · Verse 71

Luke 1:71

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Luke 1:71, King James Version

Luke 1:71 in other translations

BSBsalvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
WEBsalvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
ASVSalvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
YLTSalvation from our enemies, And out of the hand of all hating us,
DARBYdeliverance from our enemies and out of the hand of all who hate us;
BBESalvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;
WebsterThat we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

What does Luke 1:71 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:68-79

68-79. There is not a word in this noble burst of divine song about his own child; like Elisabeth losing sight entirely of self, in the glory of a Greater than both. Lord God of Israel--the ancient covenant God of the peculiar people. visited and redeemed--that is, in order to redeem: returned after long absence, and broken His long silence (see Mt 15:31). In the Old Testament, God is said to "visit" chiefly for…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 71. (o) Saved from our enemies. The enemies of man are his sins, his carnal propensities, his lusts, and the great adversary Satan and his angels, who continually seek to destroy him. From these the Messiah came to save us. Comp. Gen 3:15; Mt 1:21.

The hand. The power; or to save us from them.

(o) Isa 54:7-17, Jer 30:10,11 (p) Lev 26:42, Ps 105:8-10, Eze 16:60

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 71 That we should be saved (literally, a salvation) from our enemies - As Zacharias spoke by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the salvation which he mentions here must necessarily be understood in a spiritual sense. Satan, death, and sin are the enemies from whom Jesus came to deliver us. Sin is the most dangerous of all, and is properly the only enemy we have to fear. Satan is without us, and can have no power over us, but what he gets through sin. Death is only in our flesh, and shall be finally destroyed (as it affects us) on the morning of the resurrection. Jesus redeems from sin; this is the grand, the glorious, the important victory. Let us get sin cast out, and then we need, fear neither death, nor the devil.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 1:67-80

Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfect day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we were utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus…

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Luke 1:71 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

σωτηρίανsōtēriansalvationG4991
ἐξexfromG1537
ἐχθρῶνechthrōn[the] enemiesG2190
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐκekfromG1537
χειρὸςcheiros[the] handG5495
πάντωνpantōnof allG3956
τῶνtōnthoseG3588
μισούντωνmisountōnhatingG3404
ἡμᾶς,hēmasus,G3165

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 1:71

  • Psalms 106:10

    And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

  • Jeremiah 23:6

    In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

  • Zephaniah 3:15-20

    The Lord hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast out thine enemy: the king of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more. In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, who are of thee, to whom the reproach of it was a burden. …

  • Jeremiah 32:37

    Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

  • Ezekiel 34:28

    And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall make them afraid.

  • Isaiah 14:1-3

    For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors. And it shall come to pass in the day that the Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,

  • Isaiah 54:7-17

    For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. For this is as the waters of Noah unto me: for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. …

  • Ezekiel 34:25

    And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

  • Zechariah 9:9-10

    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

  • Luke 1:74

    That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

  • Jeremiah 30:9-11

    But they shall serve the Lord their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them. Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the Lord; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid. For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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74; De 33:29; Ps 106:10,47; Isa 14:1-3; 44:24-26; 54:7-17; Jer 23:6
Jer 30:9-11; 32:37; Eze 28:26; 34:25,28; 38:8; Zep 3:15-20
Zec 9:9,10; 1Jo 3:8

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Context

  • Luke 1:70

    As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:

  • Luke 1:71

    That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

  • Luke 1:72

    To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

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Luke 1:71 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Salvación de nuestros enemigos, y de mano de todos los que nos aborrecieron;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		une délivrance de nos ennemis et de la main de tous ceux qui nous haïssent;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Rettung von unseren Feinden und von der Hand aller, die uns hassen;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		salutem ex inimicis nostris, et de manu omnium qui oderunt nos: