Luke 1:72 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Luke 1:72 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To perform the mercy - To show the mercy promised. The expression in the “original” is, “To make mercy with our fathers” - that is, to show kindness to our fathers; and the propriety of it is fou...
Luke 1:72 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

To perform the mercy [promised] to our fathers, and (k) to remember his holy covenant; (k) Declare indeed that he was mindful.
Luke 1:72 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Birth of John. The Benedictas. In due course Elisabeth bore her son and received the congratulations of her friends. When the babe has been circumcised and named, his mother rejects the proposa...
Luke 1:72 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

to . with. Greek meta. App-104.
Luke 1:72 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

72. To perform the mercy Zacharias again points out the fountain from which redemption flowed, the mercy and gracious covenant of God. He assigns the reason why God was pleased to save...
Luke 1:72 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1469 THE SONG OF ZACHARIAS Luke 1:67-75 . And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and r...
Luke 1:72 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; His holy covenant - See the note on Luke 1:54 .
Luke 1:72 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant,
Luke 1:72 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Birth of John. The Annunciation 1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true Gentile, trained in Greek c...
Luke 1:72 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To perform the mercy. — The verse has been thought, and with apparent reason, to contain a reference, after the manner of the ancient prophets (comp. Isaiah 8:3 ; Micah 1:10-15 ), to the name of...
Luke 1:72 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 2 THE MUTE PRIEST. Luke 1:5-25 ; Luke 1:57-80 . AFTER his personal prelude, our Evangelist goes on to give in detail the pre-Advent revelations, so connecting the thread of his narrat...
Luke 1:72 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Song at the Herald's Birth Luke 1:57-80 This song is second only to that of Mary. It is a noble ode, tracing our Lord's advent back to the early covenant of God with the fathers and anticip...
Luke 1:72 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(67) And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, (68) Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: for he hath visited and redeemed his people, (69) And hath raised up an h...
Luke 1:72 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers ,.... By "mercy" is meant salvation by Christ, which springs from the mercy of God; the promise of which was an instance of mercy to the Jewish fathers u...
Luke 1:72 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; Ver. 72. To perform the mercy ] God's love moves him to promise, his truth binds him to perform. See both these,...
Luke 1:72 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That we should be saved from our enemies Spiritual as well as temporal, invisible as well as visible; and from the hand of all that hate us From Satan and his angels, and all adverse power, and e...
Luke 1:72 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER (vs.1-4) Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of bein...
Luke 1:72 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lo...
Luke 1:72 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 1:71 "
Luke 1:72 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 1:58 . Cousins .—Rather, “kinsfolk,” which was the original meaning of “cousins.” How the Lord .—Rather, “that the Lord” (R.V.). Luke 1:59 . On the eighth day .—The state...
Luke 1:72 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:1 . Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things, which within a short compass of years have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first a...
Luke 1:72 - The Biblical Illustrator

Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should he delivered The nativity of John the Baptist That which was miraculous at the beginning became natural towards the close. This is seen in the ca...
Luke 1:72 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an interesting study. Here we shall never know t...
Luke 1:72 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A hymn of praise:
Luke 1:72 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 3:25 ; Acts 3:26 ; Ezekiel 16:60 ; Ezekiel 16:8 ; Galatians 3:15-17 ; Genesis 12:3 ; Genesis 17:4-9 ; Genesis 22:18 ; Genesis 26:4 ; Genesis 28:14 ; Hebrews 6:13-18 ; Leviticus 26:42...
Luke 1:72 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Seven Magnificats Selections from Luke 1:1-80 and Luke 2:1-52 INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Chri...

Luke 1:72 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 1:72 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 1:72 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:72 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 1:72 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:72 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Luke 1:72 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 1:72 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 1:72 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:72 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 1:72 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 1:72 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 1:72 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 1:72 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 1:72 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 1:72 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:72 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 1:72 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 1:72 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 1:72 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 1:72 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 1:72 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 1:72 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 1:72 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 1:72 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 1:72 - Wells of Living Water Commentary