Luke 1:73
The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,
74That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,
Cross References
Genesis 24:7The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.
Deuteronomy 7:8But because of his love for you, and in order to keep his oath to your fathers, the Lord took you out with the strength of his hand, making you free from the prison-house and from the hand of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
Psalms 105:9The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
Hebrews 6:13For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it 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 →