Luke 1:76 (DRB)

Passage

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:

Nearby Context

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:

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

Luke 1:78 Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "thou", "child", "shalt", "prophet", and "highest". 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 justice before him all..." into verse 77's "To give knowledge of salvation to 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.