Luke 1:72

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

70just as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets in ancient times; 71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of those who hate us. He has dealt mercifully with our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant — 73the oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant that we, 74having been rescued from the hand of our enemies, would serve him without fear

Luke 1:72 word by word

ποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ μνησθῆναι διαθήκης ἁγίας αὐτοῦ,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To performποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• toμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• fathersὁho 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 his mercy
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.
• Genesis 22:18And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.”
• Genesis 26:4I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky, I will give your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring,
• Genesis 28:14Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on 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 our God’s victory.
• Acts 3:25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.
• Romans 11:28Regarding the gospel, they are enemies for your advantage, but regarding election, they are loved because of the patriarchs,
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself:
• Genesis 17:4“As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations.
• Leviticus 26:42then I will remember my covenant with Jacob. I will also remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
• Psalms 105:8He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he ordained for a thousand generations —
• Psalms 106:45remembered his covenant with them, and relented according to the abundance of his faithful love.
• Psalms 111:5He has provided food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
• Ezekiel 16:8“‘Then I passed by you and saw you, and you were indeed at the age for love. So I spread the edge of my garment over you and covered your nakedness. I pledged myself to you, entered into a covenant with you — this is the declaration of the Lord God — and you became mine.
• Galatians 3:15Brothers and sisters, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to a validated human will.

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