Luke 1:72

NETBible

He has done this 1  to show mercy 2  to our ancestors, 3  and to remember his holy covenant 4  –

NIV ©

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

NASB ©

To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,

NLT ©

He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant with them,

MSG ©

Mercy to our fathers, as he remembers to do what he said he'd do,

BBE ©

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

NRSV ©

Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has remembered his holy covenant,

NKJV ©

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

KJV
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NASB ©
To show
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

He has done this 1  to show mercy 2  to our ancestors, 3  and to remember his holy covenant 4  –

NET Notes

1 tn The words “He has done this” (referring to the raising up of the horn of salvation from David’s house) are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to allow a new sentence to be started in the translation. The Greek sentence is lengthy and complex at this point, while contemporary English uses much shorter sentences.

2 sn Mercy refers to God’s loyal love (steadfast love) by which he completes his promises. See Luke 1:50.

3 tn Or “our forefathers”; Grk “our fathers.” This begins with the promise to Abraham (vv. 55, 73), and thus refers to many generations of ancestors.

4 sn The promises of God can be summarized as being found in the one promise (the oath that he swore) to Abraham (Gen 12:1-3).