Luke 1:73

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the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants

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  • Gen 22:16-18 : 16 and said,“‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the LORD,‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants so that they will be as countless as the stars in the sky or the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the strongholds of their enemies. 18 Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”
  • Deut 7:12 : 12 Promises of Good for Covenant Obedience If you obey these ordinances and are careful to do them, the LORD your God will faithfully keep covenant with you as he promised your ancestors.
  • Ps 105:9 : 9 the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
  • Jer 11:5 : 5 Then I will keep the promise I swore on oath to your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey.” That is the very land that you still live in today.’” And I responded,“Amen! Let it be so, LORD!”
  • Heb 6:13 : 13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
  • Heb 6:16-17 : 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. 17 In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,
  • Gen 24:7 : 7 “The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath,‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there.
  • Gen 26:3 : 3 Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.
  • Deut 7:8 : 8 Rather it is because of his love for you and his faithfulness to the promise he solemnly vowed to your ancestors that the LORD brought you out with great power, redeeming you from the place of slavery, from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 1:71-72
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    71that we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all who hate us.

    72He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant–

  • Luke 1:54-55
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    54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,

    55as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

  • Ps 105:8-9
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    8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations–

    9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

  • Luke 1:74-75
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    74that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

    75in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

  • Heb 6:13-14
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    13Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

    14saying,“Surely I will bless you greatly and multiply your descendants abundantly.”

  • Mic 7:20
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    20You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.

  • 1 Chr 16:15-17
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    15Remember continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations–

    16the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

    17He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

  • Gen 21:23-24
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    23Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”

    24Abraham said,“I swear to do this.”

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    17In the same way God wanted to demonstrate more clearly to the heirs of the promise that his purpose was unchangeable, and so he intervened with an oath,

  • Deut 6:23
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    23He delivered us from there so that he could give us the land he had promised our ancestors.

  • Ps 105:42
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    42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.

  • Gen 22:16
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    16and said,“‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ decrees the LORD,‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

  • Deut 29:13
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    13Today he will affirm that you are his people and that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore by oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  • Gen 17:9
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    9Then God said to Abraham,“As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

  • Exod 32:13
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    13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them,‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’”

  • Gen 26:3
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    3Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.

  • Gen 31:53
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    53May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.

  • Acts 3:25
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    25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham,‘And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’

  • Gen 17:4
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    4“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 24:9
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    9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.

  • Acts 13:32
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    32And we proclaim to you the good news about the promise to our ancestors,

  • Acts 7:2
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    2So he replied,“Brothers and fathers, listen to me. The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,

  • Gen 26:5
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    5All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”

  • Heb 11:17-18
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    17By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He had received the promises, yet he was ready to offer up his only son.

    18God had told him,“Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”

  • Rom 4:12
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    12And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

  • Rom 4:16
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    16For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

  • Heb 7:6
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    6But Melchizedek who does not share their ancestry collected a tithe from Abraham and blessed the one who possessed the promise.

  • Matt 1:1
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    1¶ The Genealogy of Jesus Christ This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  • Jer 11:5
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    5Then I will keep the promise I swore on oath to your ancestors to give them a land flowing with milk and honey.” That is the very land that you still live in today.’” And I responded,“Amen! Let it be so, LORD!”

  • Isa 63:16
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    16For you are our father, though Abraham does not know us and Israel does not recognize us. You, LORD, are our father; you have been called our protector from ancient times.

  • Gen 24:3
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    3so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.

  • Gal 3:14-15
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    14in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham would come to the Gentiles, so that we could receive the promise of the Spirit by faith.

    15Inheritance Comes from Promises and not Law Brothers and sisters, I offer an example from everyday life: When a covenant has been ratified, even though it is only a human contract, no one can set it aside or add anything to it.

  • Heb 7:20
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    20And since this was not done without a sworn affirmation– for the others have become priests without a sworn affirmation,

  • Gen 28:4
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    4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”

  • Gal 3:7-9
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    7so then, understand that those who believe are the sons of Abraham.

    8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, saying,“All the nations will be blessed in you.”

    9So then those who believe are blessed along with Abraham the believer.

  • 1 Kgs 8:58
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    58May he make us submissive, so we can follow all his instructions and obey the commandments, rules, and regulations he commanded our ancestors.

  • Rom 4:1
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    1The Illustration of Justification What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, has discovered regarding this matter?

  • Acts 13:23
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    23From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.