"The oath which he sware to our father Abraham," — Luke 1:73

Luke 1:73 · KJV

“The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,”

— Luke 1:73

Verse 72

To perform the mercy {promised} to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

Verse 74

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

Luke 1 — Context

That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

To perform the mercy {promised} to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

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}:

Psalms 105:9

Which {covenant} he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

Deuteronomy 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.

Jeremiah 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. {So...: Heb. Amen}

Deuteronomy 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: {if: Heb. because}

Hebrews 6:16-17

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation {is} to them an end of all strife.

Genesis 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;

Hebrews 6:13

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,