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 from ancient times-- 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 which He swore to our father Abraham, 74To grant us that we, being 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

• To showποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• mercyἔλεοςeleos · mercyG1656
• to our fathersπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
• And to rememberμιμνήσκωmimnēskō · to rememberG3403
• His holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• covenantδιαθήκηdiathēkē · covenantG1242

Cross-references for Luke 1:72

• Luke 1:54He has given help to His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,
• Genesis 12:3And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
• Genesis 22:18And in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
• Genesis 26:4I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
• Genesis 28:14Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
• Psalms 98:3He has remembered His graciousness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel; All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
• Acts 3:25It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God ordained with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’
• Romans 11:28In relation to the gospel they are enemies on your account, but in relation to God’s choice they are beloved on account of the fathers;
• Hebrews 6:13For when God made the promise to Abraham, since He could swear an oath by no one greater, He swore by Himself,
• Genesis 17:4“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
• Leviticus 26:42then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and I will remember also My covenant with Isaac, and My covenant with Abraham as well, and I will remember the land.
• Psalms 105:8He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
• Psalms 106:45And He remembered His covenant for their sake, And relented according to the greatness of His mercy.
• Psalms 111:5He has given food to those who fear Him; He will remember His covenant forever.
• Ezekiel 16:8“Then I passed by you and saw you, and behold, you were at the time for love; so I spread My garment over you and covered your nakedness. I also swore an oath to you and entered into a covenant with you so that you became Mine,” declares the Lord God.
• Galatians 3:15Brothers and sisters, I speak in terms of human relations: even though it is only a man’s covenant, yet when it has been ratified, no one sets it aside or adds conditions to it.

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