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Luke 1:72

Covenant and promisesMercy and compassionGod's faithfulness

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;

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

73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might 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)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 26:42

    Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.

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  • Hebrews 6:13–18

    For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

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  • Micah 7:20

    Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

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  • Psalms 106:45

    And he remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his mercies.

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  • Genesis 28:14

    And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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  • Ezekiel 16:60

    Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an everlasting covenant.

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  • Romans 11:28

    As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes.

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  • Genesis 26:4

    And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

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