Luke 1:72

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).