Luke 1:73
the oath that he swore to Abraham our father, to give to us,
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72to do mercy with our fathers, and his holy covenant to be remembered,
74without fear from the hand of our enemies, having been saved to serve him
Cross References
Genesis 24:7LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, he will send his [heavenly] agent before thee, and
Deuteronomy 7:8but because LORD loves you. And because he would keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Psalms 105:9which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac,
Hebrews 6:13For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80
The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →