Luke 1:70 (ASV)

Passage

(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),

Nearby Context

Luke 1:68 Blessed [be] the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,

Luke 1:69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David

Luke 1:70 (As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),

Luke 1:71 Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

Luke 1:72 To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spake", "mouth", "holy", "prophets", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spake" and "mouth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 69's "And hath raised up a horn of..." into verse 71's "Salvation from our enemies and from the...", so "spake" and "mouth" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "spake" and "mouth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.