Luke 1:72
to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
In Context
71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us;
73the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Genesis 22:18All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’”
Genesis 28:14Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring, all the families of the earth will be blessed.
1 Chronicles 16:16the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac.
Psalms 105:8He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
Psalms 111:5He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
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 →