Luke 1:74 (DRB)

Passage

That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear:

Nearby Context

Luke 1:72 To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament.

Luke 1:73 The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.

Luke 1:74 That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear:

Luke 1:75 In holiness and justice 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 prepare his ways:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "delivered", "hand", "enemies", "serve", "without", and "fear". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "delivered" and "hand", 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 holiness and justice before him all...", so "delivered" and "hand" 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 "delivered" and "hand" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.