Luke 1:73

73 And to performe the oothe which he sware to oure father Adraham

Luke 1:73 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:73

The oath which he swore to our father Abraham.
] When he swore by himself, because he could swear by no greater, that in blessing he would bless him; that his seed should possess the gates of his enemies, and in it all the nations of the earth should be blessed: all which have been fulfilled in Jesus the Messiah; see ( Genesis 22:16-18 ) ( Hebrews 6:13 Hebrews 6:14 ) .

Luke 1:73 In-Context

71 That we shuld be saved from oure enemies and from the hondis of all that hate vs:

72 To fulfill the mercy promised to oure fathers and to remember his holy covenaunt.

73 And to performe the oothe which he sware to oure father Adraham

74 for to geve vs. That we delyvered oute of ye hondes of oure enemyes myght serve him with oute feare

75 all the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghtewesnes that are accept before him.