Luke 1:73

the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

In Context

72in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

74that he would grant to us, that being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we might serve him without fear,

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Cross References

Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he 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 →

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