Luke 1:73

The oath which he swore to our father Abraham,

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The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

In Context

72To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:

74That he would grant to us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without fear,

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Cross References

Genesis 24:7The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, To thy seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

Deuteronomy 7:8But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn to your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you from the house of bond-men, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Psalms 105:9Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

Hebrews 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no 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 →

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