Luke 1:76 (ASV)

Passage

Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

Nearby Context

Luke 1:74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,

Luke 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

Luke 1:76 Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

Luke 1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people In the remission of their sins,

Luke 1:78 Because of the tender mercy of our God, Whereby the dayspring from on high shall visit us,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "thou", "child", "shalt", "prophet", "most", and "high". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "thou", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 75's "In holiness and righteousness before him all..." into verse 77's "To give knowledge of salvation unto his...", so "called" and "thou" 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 "called" and "thou" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.