Luke 1:73
the oath which he sware to Abraham our father,
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72to perform mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his own holy covenant:
74to give us, that we, secure from fear, rescued from the hands of our enemies, should serve him,
Cross References
Hebrews 6:13For God when he gave the promise to Abraham forasmuch as he had nothing greater to swear by, sware 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 →