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Luke 1:69 Explained in Context

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Verse 69. And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

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Role in This Section

Luke 1:69 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Zechariah Blesses Israel's God and John's Calling” at Luke 1:69: “And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David”.

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  • Luke 1:67–1:80

Read Luke 1:69 with 1:67–1:80. Luke 1:69 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Zechariah Blesses Israel's God and John's Calling” at Luke 1:69: “And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David”. The complete unit's controlling movement is: Filled with the Holy Ghost, Zechariah blesses Israel's God for covenant mercy, Davidic salvation, fearless service, and the child who will prepare the Lord's way through forgiveness and peace.

Why It Needs Context

Luke 1:69 contributes the following verse-specific detail to “Zechariah Blesses Israel's God and John's Calling” at Luke 1:69: “And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David”. Its short connective, pronoun, reply, or scene detail depends on Luke 1:67–1:80; isolation would detach the selected wording from the actor, referent, or development that explains it.

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Read Luke 1:67–1:80 — Zechariah Blesses Israel's God and John's Calling
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Biblical text

King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society

USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.

Exact location: Luke 1:67–1:80, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus

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Greek textual evidence

The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition

Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos

Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010

Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.

Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 1:67–1:80

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open translation and translator notes

NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke

Biblical Studies Press

Biblical Studies Press, 2006

Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.

Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 1:67–1:80

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