Berean Standard Bible
Luke 1:72
72to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
Luke 1:72 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
- New International Version (NIV)to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,
- English Standard Version (ESV)to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,
- New King James Version (NKJV)To perform the mercy promised to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant,
Context of Luke 1:72
70as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, 71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant, 73the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us 74deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
Read all of Luke 1Luke 1:72 word by word
ποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ μνησθῆναι διαθήκης ἁγίας αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear
- to showποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
- mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
- toμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
- ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- to rememberμιμνήσκωmimnēskō · to rememberG3403
- Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242
Cross-references for Luke 1:72
- Luke 1:54He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,
- Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
- Genesis 22:18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Genesis 26:4I 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,
- Genesis 28:14Your 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.
- Psalms 98:3He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Acts 3:25And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
- Romans 11:28Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
- Hebrews 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Genesis 17:4“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
- Leviticus 26:42then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
- Psalms 105:8He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
- Ezekiel 16:8Then I passed by and saw you, and you were indeed old enough for love. So I spread My cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged Myself to you, entered into a covenant with you, and you became Mine, declares the Lord GOD.
- Galatians 3:15Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended.
Commentaries on Luke 1:72
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 72His holy covenant - See the note on Luke 1:54.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 72To perform the mercy - To show the mercy promised. The expression in the “original” is, “To make mercy with our fathers” - that is, to show kindness to our fathers; and the propriety of it is founded on the fact that mercy to “children” is regarded as kindness to the “parent.” Blessing the “children” was blessing the “nation;” was fulfilling the promises made to the fathers, and “showing” that he regarded them in mercy. His holy covenant - The word…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 67-80Verses 67-80 Zacharias uttered a prophecy concerning the kingdom and salvation of the Messiah. The gospel brings light with it; in it the day dawns. In John the Baptist it began to break, and increased apace to the perfect day. The gospel is discovering; it shows that about which we were utterly in the dark; it is to give light to those that sit in darkness, the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. It is reviving; it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 67-79This second song of praise in the birth story of Jesus is called the Benedictus (Latin for “Blessed” or “Praise”). The song expects that God’s Messiah (his chosen leader) will save the Israelites from their enemies. Salvation includes physical rescue and forgiveness of sins (1:77).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 68-7968-79. There is not a word in this noble burst of divine song about his own child; like Elisabeth losing sight entirely of self, in the glory of a Greater than both. Lord God of Israel--the ancient covenant God of the peculiar people. visited and redeemed--that is, in order to redeem: returned after long absence, and broken His long silence (see Mt 15:31). In the Old Testament, God is said to "visit" chiefly for judgment, in the New Testament for mercy…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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