Luke 1:73
the promise that he made to our father Abraham.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72He was merciful to our fathers, remembering his holy agreement—
74He gives us freedom from fear and rescues us from our enemies,
Cross References
Genesis 24:7“The Lord, the God of heaven, took me from my family home and my own country. He spoke to me and swore an oath to me in which he promised, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ He is the one who will send his angel ahead of you so that you can find a wife there for my son.
Deuteronomy 7:8However, because the Lord loved you and kept the promise he gave to your forefathers, He led you out by his power and rescued you from the prison-house of slavery, from the rule of Pharaoh, king of Egypt.
Psalms 105:9the agreement he made with Abraham, the vow he gave to Isaac.
Hebrews 6:13When God gave his promise to Abraham he could swear by no one greater so he took an oath on 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 →