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Luke 1:71

Luke 1:71
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

That we should be saved from our enemies,.... This, and the two following verses, either contain and express the sum and substance of what God spake by the prophets; or point out the end or ends of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Saved from our enemies - The enemies of “man” are his sins, his carnal propensities, his lusts, and the great adversary Satan and his angels, who continually seek to destroy him. From “these” the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

That we should be saved (literally, a salvation) from our enemies - As Zacharias spoke by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the salvation which he mentions here must necessarily be understood in a…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 1:67-80

We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luk 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying; for he foretold things to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

That we should be saved Rather, Salvation referring back to "a horn of salvation," to which it is in apposition. The previous verse is a parenthesis.

from our enemies No doubt in the first instance…