Luke 1:73

The great oath that he swore to Abraham, our father,

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In The King James Version

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

In Context

72To do mercy with our fathers, and to have mind of his holy testament. (To give mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant.)

74to give himself to us. That we without dread, delivered from the hand of our enemies, serve to him, [to give himself to us. That we delivered from the hand of our enemies, serve to him without dread (or without fear),] (to give himself to us. That we now, without any fear, having been delivered from the hand of our enemies, serve him,)

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Cross References

Genesis 24:7the Lord God of heaven that took me from the house of my father, and from the land of my birth, which spake to me, and swore (to me), and said, I shall give this land to thy seed, (yea), he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife to my son (or and thou shalt get a wife from there for my son);

Deuteronomy 7:8but for the Lord loved you, and kept the oath which he swore to your fathers; and he led you out in [a] strong hand, and again-bought you from the house of servage, from the house of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. (but because the Lord loved you, and kept the oath which he swore to your fathers; and he led you out with a strong hand, and bought you back, that is, redeemed, or ransomed, you from the house of servitude, or of slavery, from the hand, or the power, of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt.)

Psalms 105:9Which he disposed to Abraham; and of his oath to Isaac. (The covenant which he made with Abraham; and his oath to Isaac.)

Hebrews 6:13For God promising to Abraham, for he had none greater, by whom he should swear, 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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