Luke 1:73
the oath, which he swore to Abraham, our father, that he would grant to us,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72to accomplish mercy with our fathers, and to call to mind his holy testament,
74so that, having been freed from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear,
Cross References
Genesis 24:7The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my nativity, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land,’ himself will send his Angel before you, and you will take from there a wife for my son.
Deuteronomy 7:8But it is because the Lord has loved you, and has kept his oath, which he swore to your fathers. And he has led you away with a strong hand, and he has redeemed you from the house of servitude, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.
Psalms 105:9And he rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up. And he led them into the abyss, as if into a desert.
Hebrews 6:13For God, in making promises to Abraham, swore by himself, (because he had no one greater by whom he might swear),
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 →