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Luke 1:73

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

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The oath - This oath is recorded in Gen 22:16-17. It was an oath in which God swore by himself (because he could swear by no greater, Heb 6:13-14) that he would surely bless Abraham and his posterity.…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 1:67-80

We have here the song wherewith Zacharias praised God when his mouth was opened; in it he is said to prophesy (Luk 1:67), and so he did in the strictest sense of prophesying; for he foretold things to…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

The oath which he sware Gen 12:3; Gen 17:4; Gen 22:16-17; comp. Heb 7:13-14; Heb 7:17.