Luke 1:73
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 holy covenant;
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,
75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
- KJV
- The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
- WEB
- the oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
- ASV
- The oath which he spake unto Abraham our father,
- DARBY
- [the] oath which he swore to Abraham our father,
- BLB
- the oath that He swore to Abraham our father, to give us,
- ÅB
- den ed han svor Abraham, vår far,
- OTB
- løftet han ga til vår far Abraham:
- B1930
- den ed han svor Abraham, vår far,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 22:16–18
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:8
But because the LORD loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Read in contextPsalms 105:9
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Read in contextJeremiah 11:5
That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O LORD.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 7:12
Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
Read in contextHebrews 6:16–17
For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.
Read in contextGenesis 26:3
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Read in contextHebrews 6:13
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
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