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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />to fulfill mercy toward our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To perform the mercy <i>promised</i> to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To perform the mercy <i>promised</i> to our fathers And to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To show mercy to our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To show mercy [as He promised] to our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant [the promised blessing],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has dealt mercifully with our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He has dealt mercifully with our fathers and remembered His holy covenant— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />To show mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />God said he would be kind to our people and keep his sacred promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />To shew mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He has shown his mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy promise, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He said he would show mercy to our ancestors and remember his sacred covenant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To do kindness with our fathers, "" And to be mindful of His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />to fulfill mercy toward our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To do mercy with our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />to accomplish mercy with our fathers, and to call to mind his holy testament,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />to show mercy to our fathers and to be mindful of his holy covenant <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He has shown mercy to our fathers, and he has remembered his holy covenants;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“And he has wrought his mercy with our fathers and he has remembered his holy covenants”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />in order to show the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />to execute mercy with our fathers, and remember His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />to perform mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his own holy covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />to show regard to our forefathers, in performing his holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />to show mercy towards our fathers, and to remember His holy covenant;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />to display <i>his</i> mercy towards our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/1-72.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=536" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Zechariah's Song</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">71</span>salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us, <span class="reftext">72</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/4160.htm" title="4160: poiēsai (V-ANA) -- (a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.">to show</a> <a href="/greek/1656.htm" title="1656: eleos (N-ANS) -- Pity, mercy, compassion. Of uncertain affinity; compassion.">mercy</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">to</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: paterōn (N-GMP) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">fathers</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3403.htm" title="3403: mnēsthēnai (V-ANP) -- To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.">to remember</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">His</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagias (Adj-GFS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy</a> <a href="/greek/1242.htm" title="1242: diathēkēs (N-GFS) -- From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.">covenant,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">73</span>the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-45.htm">Psalm 106:45</a></span><br />And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Micah 7:20</a></span><br />You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></span><br />Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-60.htm">Ezekiel 16:60</a></span><br />But I will remember the covenant I made with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish an everlasting covenant with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></span><br />Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-32.htm">Nehemiah 9:32</a></span><br />So now, our God, the great and mighty and awesome God who keeps His gracious covenant, do not view lightly all the hardship that has come upon us, and upon our kings and leaders, our priests and prophets, our ancestors and all Your people, from the days of the kings of Assyria until today.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-8.htm">Romans 15:8</a></span><br />For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-13.htm">Hebrews 6:13-14</a></span><br />When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself, / saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply your descendants.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a></span><br />The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a></span><br />And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-28.htm">Romans 11:28</a></span><br />Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;</p><p class="hdg">perform.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Luke 1:54,55</a></b></br> He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of <i>his</i> mercy; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a></b></br> And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a></b></br> And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.</p><p class="hdg">and.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Genesis 17:4-9</a></b></br> As for me, behold, my covenant <i>is</i> with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Leviticus 26:42</a></b></br> Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></b></br> He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word <i>which</i> he commanded to a thousand generations… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/mark/14-24.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/luke/1-25.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/luke/1-55.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/luke/1-55.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-4.htm">Fulfil</a> <a href="/luke/1-70.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/luke/1-48.htm">Mindful</a> <a href="/mark/13-22.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/mark/14-11.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/mark/14-72.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/luke/1-19.htm">Show</a> <a href="/luke/1-58.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/3-14.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/luke/22-20.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/luke/2-48.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/luke/6-23.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/luke/6-24.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/luke/9-31.htm">Fulfil</a> <a href="/luke/1-75.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/luke/4-23.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/luke/1-78.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/luke/2-19.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-2.htm">Mindful</a> <a href="/luke/5-17.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/luke/2-29.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/luke/10-3.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/luke/22-61.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/luke/5-14.htm">Show</a> <a href="/luke/2-14.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/luke/2-17.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-1.htm">The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-5.htm">The conception of John the Baptist;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">and of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-39.htm">The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">The nativity and circumcision of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-67.htm">The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">76. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-76.htm">and of John.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The concept of mercy is central to the biblical narrative, emphasizing God's willingness to forgive and bless His people despite their shortcomings. This mercy is a fulfillment of promises made to the forefathers, reflecting God's unchanging nature. In the broader biblical context, mercy is a key attribute of God, as seen in <a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6-7</a>, where God describes Himself as "merciful and gracious." The mercy shown to the fathers is also a precursor to the ultimate act of mercy through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's grace and forgiveness.<p><b>and to remember His holy covenant</b><br>The covenant referred to here is likely the Abrahamic Covenant, which is foundational to the relationship between God and Israel. This covenant, found in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a> and reiterated in <a href="/genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15 and 17</a>, includes promises of land, descendants, and blessing. The term "holy" underscores the sacred and unbreakable nature of this agreement, set apart by God Himself. Remembering the covenant implies God's active engagement in fulfilling His promises, despite the passage of time. This remembrance is not merely a mental recall but an active commitment to bring about what was promised. The fulfillment of this covenant is seen in the coming of Jesus, who is the ultimate blessing to all nations, as foretold in <a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a>. The New Testament further connects this covenant to the new covenant in Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a>, where Jesus is the mediator of a better covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>The father of John the Baptist, who prophesies this verse. He is filled with the Holy Spirit and speaks of God's faithfulness and mercy.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/our_fathers.htm">Our Fathers</a></b><br>Refers to the patriarchs of Israel, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom God made His covenant promises.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/holy_covenant.htm">Holy Covenant</a></b><br>The sacred agreement God made with the patriarchs, particularly the Abrahamic Covenant, which includes promises of land, descendants, and blessing.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God to be His people, through whom He would bring salvation to the world.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mercy.htm">Mercy</a></b><br>A central theme in this verse, highlighting God's compassion and faithfulness to His promises.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God is faithful to His promises, as seen in His remembrance of the covenant with the patriarchs. This assures us that He will fulfill His promises to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant.htm">The Importance of Covenant</a></b><br>Understanding the biblical covenants helps us grasp the continuity of God's plan of salvation and His unchanging nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/mercy_as_a_divine_attribute.htm">Mercy as a Divine Attribute</a></b><br>God's mercy is not just a feeling but an action. He actively works to fulfill His promises and show compassion to His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_blessings.htm">Generational Blessings</a></b><br>God's promises extend beyond individual lifetimes, impacting generations. We are called to live in a way that honors the legacy of faith passed down to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_covenant_relationship.htm">Living in Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>As believers, we are part of the new covenant through Christ. This relationship calls us to live faithfully and trust in God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_faith_lead_to_prosperity.htm">How can we show mercy to others daily?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/will_the_merciful_receive_mercy.htm">Will the merciful receive mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_abrahamic_covenant.htm">What is the Abrahamic Covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_jesus_inherit_david's_throne.htm">Would Jesus inherit David's throne? Yes, per Luke 1:32. No, as a descendant of cursed Jehoiakim (Matthew 1:11, 1 Chronicles 3:16, Jeremiah 36:30).</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(72) <span class= "bld">To perform the mercy.</span>--The verse has been thought, and with apparent reason, to contain a reference, after the manner of the ancient prophets (comp. <a href="/isaiah/8-3.htm" title="And I went to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz.">Isaiah 8:3</a>; <a href="/context/micah/1-10.htm" title="Declare you it not at Gath, weep you not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll yourself in the dust.">Micah 1:10-15</a>), to the name of the speaker, of his wife, and of his child. In "performing mercy," we find an allusion to John or Jochanan (= "The Lord be merciful"); in "remembering His holy covenant," to the name Zacharias (= "Whom Jehovah remembers"); in the "oath" of <a href="/luke/1-73.htm" title="The oath which he swore to our father Abraham,">Luke 1:73</a>, to that of Elizabeth or Elisheba (= "The oath of my God"). The play upon the words would, of course, be obvious in the original Hebrew (<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> Aramaic) of the hymn, which we have only in its Greek version.<p><span class= "bld">His holy covenant.</span>--The covenant is clearly that made with Abraham in <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm" title="In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:">Genesis 15:18</a>. In thus going back to that as the starting-point of the New Covenant which was to be made in Christ, Zacharias anticipates the teaching of St. Paul in <a href="/context/galatians/3-15.htm" title="Brothers, I speak after the manner of men; Though it be but a man's covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man cancels, or adds thereto.">Galatians 3:15-19</a>. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/1-72.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">to show</span><br /><span class="grk">ποιῆσαι</span> <span class="translit">(poiēsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4160.htm">Strong's 4160: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause. Apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary; to make or do.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">mercy</span><br /><span class="grk">ἔλεος</span> <span class="translit">(eleos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1656.htm">Strong's 1656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pity, mercy, compassion. Of uncertain affinity; compassion.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">μετὰ</span> <span class="translit">(meta)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">our</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fathers</span><br /><span class="grk">πατέρων</span> <span class="translit">(paterōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to remember</span><br /><span class="grk">μνησθῆναι</span> <span class="translit">(mnēsthēnai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3403.htm">Strong's 3403: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remember, call to mind, recall, mention. A prolonged form of mnaomai; to remind, i.e. to recall to mind.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁγίας</span> <span class="translit">(hagias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covenant,</span><br /><span class="grk">διαθήκης</span> <span class="translit">(diathēkēs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1242.htm">Strong's 1242: </a> </span><span class="str2">From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/1-72.htm">Luke 1:72 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/1-72.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 1:72 To show mercy towards our fathers (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/1-71.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 1:71"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 1:71" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/1-73.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 1:73"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 1:73" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>