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Luke 1:72

Covenant and promisesMercy and compassionGod's faithfulness

70 as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,

71 salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,

to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,

73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

74 deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
KJV
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
WEB
to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,
ASV
To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
DARBY
to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,
BLB
to show mercy toward our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
ÅB
for å gjøre miskunn mot våre fedre og komme sin hellige pakt i hu,
OTB
for å vise barmhjertighet mot våre fedre
og å huske sin hellige pakt,
B1930
for å gjøre miskunn mot våre fedre og komme sin hellige pakt i hu,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 26:42

    then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

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  • Hebrews 6:13–18

    When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,

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  • Micah 7:20

    You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.

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  • Psalms 106:45

    And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

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  • Genesis 28:14

    Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

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  • Ezekiel 16:60

    But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.

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  • Romans 11:28

    Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.

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  • Genesis 26:4

    I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,

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