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;
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant—

Context of Luke 1:72

70(as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), 71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us— to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, 73the oath he swore to our father Abraham: 74to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to 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 to be merciful
• Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
• Genesis 22:18and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
• Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on 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 to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
• Psalms 98:3He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
• Acts 3:25And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’
• Romans 11:28As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,
• Hebrews 6:13When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him 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 26:42I 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 promise he made, for a thousand generations,
• Psalms 106:45for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
• Psalms 111:5He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever.
• Ezekiel 16:8“ ‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.
• Galatians 3:15Brothers and sisters, let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case.

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