Luke 1:72
to accomplish mercy with our fathers, and to call to mind his holy testament,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
71salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of all those who hate us,
73the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, that he would grant to us,
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and curse those who curse you, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
Genesis 22:18And in your offspring, all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you obeyed my voice.”
Genesis 28:14And your offspring will be like the dust of the earth. You will spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the Meridian. And in you and in your offspring, all the tribes of the earth shall be blessed.
1 Chronicles 16:16the covenant that he formed with Abraham, and his oath with Isaac.
Psalms 105:8And he saved them for the sake of his name, so that he might make known his power.
Psalms 111:5Pleasing is the man who shows mercy and lends. He will order his words with judgment.
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 →