Parallel Verses

Amplified


To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],

New American Standard Bible

To show mercy toward our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant,

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

He has dealt mercifully with our fathers
and remembered His holy covenant

International Standard Version

He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant,

A Conservative Version

to do mercy with our fathers, and his holy covenant to be remembered,

American Standard Version

To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

An Understandable Version

in order to show mercy to our forefathers and to remember His holy Agreement.

Anderson New Testament

in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

Bible in Basic English

To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,

Common New Testament

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

Daniel Mace New Testament

to show regard to our forefathers, in performing his holy covenant,

Darby Translation

to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,

Godbey New Testament

to execute mercy with our fathers, and remember His holy covenant,

Goodspeed New Testament

Thus showing mercy to our forefathers, And keeping his sacred agreement,

John Wesley New Testament

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

Julia Smith Translation

To do mercy with our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

to show mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,

Modern King James verseion

to perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

To fulfill the mercy promised to our fathers; And to remember his holy covenant;

Moffatt New Testament

to deal mercifully with our fathers and to be mindful of his holy covenant,

Montgomery New Testament

"He showed mercy to our forefathers, He remembered his holy covenant,

NET Bible

He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant --

New Heart English Bible

to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

Noyes New Testament

to accomplish his mercy toward our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

Sawyer New Testament

to perform his mercy with our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

The Emphasized Bible

To perform mercy with our fathers, and to be mindful of his holy covenant, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

to perform mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his own holy covenant:

Twentieth Century New Testament

Showing mercy to our forefathers, And mindful of his sacred Covenant.

Webster

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:

Weymouth New Testament

He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,

Williams New Testament

to show mercy to our forefathers, and carry out His sacred covenant,

World English Bible

to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

Worrell New Testament

to show mercy towards our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant;

Worsley New Testament

to display his mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,

Youngs Literal Translation

To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To perform
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

the mercy
ἔλεος 
Eleos 
Usage: 25

μετά 
meta 
with, after, among, hereafter , afterward , against, not tr,
Usage: 346

our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

μνάομαι 
Mnaomai 
Usage: 19

his

Usage: 0

G40
ἅγιος 
Hagios 
Usage: 209

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Luke 1:72

Context Readings

The Praise And Prophecy Of Zechariah

71
Salvation from our enemies,
And from the hand of all who hate us;
72 
To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers,
And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],
73
The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,


Cross References

Leviticus 26:42

then I will remember My covenant with Jacob, and also My covenant with Isaac, and also My covenant with Abraham, and remember the land.

Psalm 106:45


And He remembered His covenant for their sake,
And relented [rescinding their sentence] according to the greatness of His lovingkindness [when they cried out to Him],

Ezekiel 16:60

“Nevertheless, I will remember [with compassion] My covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.

Micah 7:20


You shall give truth to Jacob
And lovingkindness and mercy to Abraham,
As You have sworn to our forefathers
From the days of old.

Luke 1:54-55


“He has helped His servant Israel,
In remembrance of His mercy,

Genesis 12:3


And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,
And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.
And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”

Genesis 17:4-9


“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And [as a result] you shall be the father of many nations.

Genesis 22:18

Through your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have heard and obeyed My voice.”

Genesis 26:4

I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of the heavens, and will give to your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed,

Genesis 28:14

Your descendants shall be as [countless as] the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and the east and the north and the south; and all the families (nations) of the earth shall be blessed through you and your descendants.

Psalm 98:3


He has [graciously] remembered His lovingkindness and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have witnessed the salvation of our God.

Psalm 105:8-10


He has remembered His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded and established to a thousand generations,

Psalm 111:5


He has given food to those who fear Him [with awe-inspired reverence];
He will remember His covenant forever.

Ezekiel 16:8

“Then I passed by you [again] and looked on you; behold, you were maturing and at the time for love, and I spread My skirt over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I swore [an oath] to you and entered into a covenant with you,” says the Lord God, “and you became Mine.”

Acts 3:25-26

You are the sons (descendants) of the prophets and [heirs] of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed (descendant) all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’

Romans 11:28

From the standpoint of the gospel, the Jews [at present] are enemies [of God] for your sake [which is for your benefit], but from the standpoint of God’s choice [of the Jews as His people], they are still loved by Him for the sake of the fathers.

Galatians 3:15-17

Brothers and sisters, I speak in terms of human relations: even though a last will and testament is just a human covenant, yet when it has been signed and made legally binding, no one sets it aside or adds to it [modifying it in some way].

Hebrews 6:13-18

For when God made the promise to Abraham, He swore [an oath] by Himself, since He had no one greater by whom to swear,

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