Luke 1:76 (YLT)

Passage

And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, To prepare His ways.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:74 To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,

Luke 1:75 To serve Him, in holiness and righteousness Before Him, all the days of our life.

Luke 1:76 And thou, child, Prophet of the Highest Shalt thou be called; 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 In remission of their sins,

Luke 1:78 Through the tender mercies of our God, In which the rising from on high did look upon us,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "thou", "child", "prophet", "highest", and "shalt". 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 "To serve Him in holiness and righteousness..." 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.