Luke 1:73
the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
74deliverance from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve Him without fear,
Cross References
Genesis 24:7The LORD, the God of heaven, who brought me from my father’s house and my native land, who spoke to me and promised me on oath, saying, ‘To your offspring I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you so that you can take a wife for my son from there.
Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you and kept the oath He swore to your fathers, He brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Psalms 105:9the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.
Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He 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 →