Luke 1:73
[the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,
74to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear
Cross References
Genesis 24:7Jehovah the God of the heavens, who took me out of my father's house, and out of the land of my nativity, and who has spoken to me, and who has sworn to me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land he will send his angel before thee, that thou mayest take a wife for my son thence.
Deuteronomy 7:8but because Jehovah loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a powerful 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 of his oath unto Isaac;
Hebrews 6:13For God, having promised to Abraham, since he had no 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 →