[He has provided] salvation from our enemies, and from the [destructive] hand of all those who hate us,
Luke 1:68 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) “May the Lord be praised, [who is] the God of the Israelites, for He has come to [the aid of] His people and bought them back [i.e., from bondage]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; For he hath visited and redeemed his people, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Blessed (praised and extolled and thanked) be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has come and brought deliverance and redemption to His people! American Standard Version (1901) Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people, Common English Bible “Bless the Lord God of Israel because he has come to help and has delivered his people. Catholic Public Domain Version "Blessed is the Lord God of Israel. For he has visited and has wrought the redemption of his people. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people: |
[He has provided] salvation from our enemies, and from the [destructive] hand of all those who hate us,
They will throw you and your children, [who are] within your walls, to the ground and they will not allow one stone to remain on top of another in your city because you did not recognize that [God was] visiting you.” [Note: This “visitation” refers either to the redemption which they had rejected or to the punishment of the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70].
She came forward at that very time and thanked God [in prayer] and spoke about the child [Jesus] to everyone [in the Temple area] who was expecting the redemption of the people of Jerusalem [i.e., their liberation from sin].
But we had hoped that he was the one who would purchase the Israelites back [from their bondage]. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened.
Then everyone was gripped with fear and gave honor to God, saying, “[Surely] a great prophet has arisen among us and God’s [presence] has come to His people.”
May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be praised, for He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in [fellowship with] Christ. [Note: The phrase “heavenly realms” is used somewhat differently throughout this book. Here it refers to Christians as part of the church on earth].
In [fellowship with] Christ we have redemption [i.e., we have been bought back from Satan] through His blood, and have forgiveness of sins according to the abundance of God’s unearned favor,
And He did not enter [the heavenly Holy of Holies] by means of the blood of goats and calves but, by means of His own blood He entered the Holy of Holies [i.e., heaven] once for all time, [after] having obtained never ending redemption [i.e., salvation for us on the cross].
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is to be praised for being so merciful as to have given us a new birth, which provides for us a hope of never ending life through the means of Jesus Christ’s return from the dead.