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Luke 1:72

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1:72He has done this218 to show mercy219 to our ancestors,220

and to remember his holy covenant221—

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Footnotes

  1. 218 The words “He has done this” (referring to the raising up of the horn of salvation from David’s house) are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to allow a new sentence to be started in the translation. The Greek sentence is lengthy and complex at this point, while contemporary English uses much shorter sentences.
  2. 219 Mercy refers to God’s loyal love (steadfast love) by which he completes his promises. See Luke 1:50.
  3. 220 Or “our forefathers”; Grk “our fathers.” This begins with the promise to Abraham (vv. 55, 73), and thus refers to many generations of ancestors.
  4. 221 The promises of God can be summarized as being found in the one promise (the oath that he swore) to Abraham (Gen 12:1–3).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

to show the mercy promised to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

to show mercy to our ancestors

and to remember his holy covenant,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He has dealt mercifully with our ancestors

and remembered his holy covenant—

NLTNew Living Translation

He has been merciful to our ancestors

by remembering his sacred covenant—

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant,

KJV 1900King James Version

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers,

And to remember his holy covenant;