Luke 1:72

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ποιῆσαι ἔλεος μετὰ τῶν πατέρων ἡμῶν, καὶ μνησθῆναι διαθήκης ἁγίας αὐτοῦ·

Transliteration

To poiēsai eleos meta the paterōn of us, and to mnēsthēnai diathēkēs hagias of him;

Grammar Details

• *poiēsai*: aorist active infinitive - to do/make
• *eleos*: accusative neuter singular - mercy
• *meta*: preposition with genitive - with
• *paterōn*: genitive masculine plural - of fathers
• *mnēsthēnai*: aorist passive infinitive - to remember
• *diathēkēs*: genitive feminine singular - of covenant
• *hagias*: genitive feminine singular - of holy

Word Meanings

• *poiēsai*: to do/to show/to perform
• *eleos*: mercy/compassion/lovingkindness
• *meta*: with/toward
• *paterōn*: fathers/ancestors/forefathers
• *mnēsthēnai*: to remember/to be mindful of/to recall
• *diathēkēs*: covenant/testament/agreement
• *hagias*: holy/sacred/set apart

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered His holy covenant—

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  To show{G4160} mercy{G1656} towards,{G3326} our{G2257} fathers,{G3962} And{G2532} to remember{G3415} his{G846} holy{G40} covenant;{G1242}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  To perform{G4160}{(G5658)} the mercy{G1656} promised to{G3326} our{G2257} fathers{G3962}, and{G2532} to remember{G3415}{(G5683)} his{G846} holy{G40} covenant{G1242};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

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

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And yt he wolde shewe mercy vnto oure fathers, & thynke vpo his holy couenaut.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  That he might shewe mercie towards our fathers, and remember his holy couenant,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That he would deale mercyfully with our fathers, and remember his holy couenaunt.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:42 : 42 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.
• Ps 106:45 : 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, and relented according to the multitude of his mercies.
• Ezek 16:60 : 60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish unto you an everlasting covenant.
• Mic 7:20 : 20 You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
• Luke 1:54-55 : 54 He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy, 55 As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.
• Rom 11:28 : 28 Concerning the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but concerning the election they are beloved for the sake of the fathers.
• Heb 6:13-18 : 13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself, 14 Saying, 'Surely, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply you.' 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute. 17 In this way, God, desiring even more to show to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable nature of His purpose, confirmed it with an oath: 18 That by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to take hold of the hope set before us:
• Gal 3:15-17 : 15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men: Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man annuls or adds to it. 16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He does not say, 'And to seeds,' as of many, but as of one, 'And to your seed,' which is Christ. 17 And this I say, that the covenant, which was confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, cannot annul, that it should make the promise of no effect.
• Acts 3:25-26 : 25 You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in your seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. 26 To you first, God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
• Ps 111:5 : 5 He has given food to those who fear him; he will always be mindful of his covenant.
• Ezek 16:8 : 8 Now when I passed by you, and looked upon you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my garment over you, and covered your nakedness; yes, I swore to you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord GOD, and you became mine.
• Ps 98:3 : 3 He has remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
• Ps 105:8-9 : 8 He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 The covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; 10 And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:
• Gen 12:3 : 3 And I will bless those who bless you, and curse him who curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed.
• Gen 17:4-9 : 4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you. 6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you. 8 And I will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. 9 And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you and your descendants after you in their generations.
• Gen 22:18 : 18 And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.
• Gen 26:4 : 4 And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these countries; and in your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
• Gen 28:14 : 14 And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.