Luke 1:74 (DBY)

Passage

to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear

Nearby Context

Luke 1:72 to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,

Luke 1:73 [the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

Luke 1:74 to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear

Luke 1:75 in piety and righteousness before him all our days.

Luke 1:76 And *thou*, child, shalt be called [the] prophet of [the] Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of [the] Lord to make ready his ways;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "give", "hand", "enemies", "should", "serve", "without", and "fear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 73's "the oath which he swore to Abraham..." into verse 75's "in piety and righteousness before him all...", so "saved" and "give" 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 "saved" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.