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Luke 1:75

What does Luke 1:75 mean?

A plain-English look at Luke 1:75 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Luke 1:75 means

He prays Israel will serve God in holiness and righteousness all their days. This expresses the goal of deliverance: lifelong covenantal fidelity. Holiness and righteousness are moral and communal virtues required by covenant relationship. The deliverance is not merely political gain but transformation enabling a people to live under God’s rule with integrity and devotion.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

In holiness and justice before him, all our days.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

in piety and righteousness before him all our days.

Context

Following the note about fearless service, Zacharias clarifies the quality of that service—continuous holiness and righteousness. This ties the salvation theme to ethical renewal. The next verses address John’s specific prophetic role within this larger divine movement.

v.74To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,

v.75This passage

v.76Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 31:33

    But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and in their heart will I write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:7

    For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

  • Matthew 1:21

    And she shall bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name JESUS; for it is he that shall save his people from their sins.

  • Deuteronomy 6:2

    that thou mightest fear Jehovah thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.

  • 2 Timothy 1:9

    who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

  • Titus 2:11

    For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

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