Luke 1:73
the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
World English Bible
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
Cross References
Genesis 24:7The LORD, the God of heaven—who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring—he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
Deuteronomy 7:8but because the LORD loves you, and because he desires to keep the oath which he swore to your fathers, the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Psalms 105:9the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,
Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, 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 →