Luke 1:71
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
American King James Version (AKJV)
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
American Standard Version (ASV)
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Salvation from those who are against us, and from the hands of those who have hate for us;
Webster's Revision
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
World English Bible
salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us;
English Revised Version (ERV)
Salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
Clarke's Luke 1:71 Bible Commentary
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 spiritual sense. Satan, death, and sin are the enemies from whom Jesus came to deliver us. Sin is the most dangerous of all, and is properly the only enemy we have to fear. Satan is without us, and can have no power over us, but what he gets through sin. Death is only in our flesh, and shall be finally destroyed (as it affects us) on the morning of the resurrection.
Jesus redeems from sin; this is the grand, the glorious, the important victory. Let us get sin cast out, and then we need, fear neither death, nor the devil.
Barnes's Luke 1:71 Bible Commentary
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 Messiah came to save us. Compare Genesis 3:15; Matthew 1:21.
The hand - The power; or to save us from them.
