Luke 1:73
The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father, To grant us,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
72To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant,—
74without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
Cross References
Genesis 24:7Yahweh, God of the heavens, and God of the earth, who took me out of the house of my father, and out of the land of my kindred, and, who spake to me, and who sware to me, saying, To thy seed, will I give this land, he, will send his messenger before thee, so shalt thou take a wife for my son from thence.
Deuteronomy 7:8but because Yahweh loved you and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, did Yahweh bring you forth with a firm hand,—and redeem thee out of the house of servants, out of the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Psalms 105:9Which he solemnised with Abraham, and his oath, to Isaac;
Hebrews 6:13For, when to Abraham God made promise, seeing he had no one greater by whom to swear, He 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 →