Luke 1:74 - Plain English Version

⁷⁴ He promised to save us from our enemies, so we can work for him without being frightened.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷⁴ That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Might serve him without fear,

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷⁴ To grant us that we, being delivered from the hand of our foes, might serve Him fearlessly

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁷⁴ that we would be rescued from the power of our enemies so that we could serve him without fear,

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷⁴ so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,

Luke 1:74 Cross References

Luke 1:71

God promised to save us from our enemies, and from everyone that hates us.

Luke 1:73

Yes, God will remember the things he promised to our grand-father Abraham.

Luke 1:75

We can live God’s way and work for him in the right way, and we can do that all our lives.”

Romans 6:22

So now you can’t think about doing bad things any more, but instead, you have to only think about working for God. Then you will do good things, and then you will be God’s special people and you will live with him for ever.

Romans 8:15

God didn’t give you his Holy Spirit to make you frightened of him. No, he gave you his spirit to make you his kids. You are not like a prisoner that has to work for a cheeky boss, and that boss makes him frightened all the time. No way. You have God’s spirit in you, so you can talk to God and say, “Dad, you are my own good father.”

2 Timothy 1:7

God’s spirit in us doesn’t make us frightened, but he helps us be strong so that we do great things, and he helps us love people, and he helps us control ourselves.