Bible Strands
Luke 1:74
deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Zechariah speaks these words as a prophet fulfilling the oath to Abraham, announcing God’s deliverance at the dawn of the messianic age.
The words — The text highlights λατρεῦειν (latreuein), meaning to serve, and ἀφόβως (aphobōs), meaning without fear. These terms frame the purpose of divine rescue as continuous, unafraid worship.
The thread — The text states deliverance from hostile hands and fearless service, a pattern that runs into Zephaniah 3:15 and 2 Timothy 1:7.
Why it lands — The text says rescue exists to enable unhindered obedience, which demands a reader abandon self-reliance and commit to daily, unafraid service to God.
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The Greek words
King James Version
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,
Cross-references
- Zephaniah 3:15 The LORD has taken away your punishment; He has turned back your enemy. Israel’s King, the LORD, is among you; no longer will you fear any harm.
- 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Romans 8:15 For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Hebrews 9:14 how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Hebrews 2:15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
- Revelation 2:10 Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Zechariah 9:8 But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
- Ezekiel 34:25 I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
- Luke 1:71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,