Luke 1:73
New Revised Standard Version
the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham, to grant us

Contemporary English Version
He told our ancestor Abraham

New American Bible
and of the oath he swore to Abraham our father, and to grant us that,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.

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The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.

Genesis 22:16,17 By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake: . . .

Genesis 24:7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me out of my father's house, and out of my native country, who spoke to me, and swore to me, saying: To thy seed will I give this land: he will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take from thence a wife for my son.

Genesis 26:3 And sojourn in it, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these countries, to fulfil the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father.

Deuteronomy 7:8,12 But because the Lord hath loved you, and hath kept his oath, which he swore to your fathers: and hath brought you out with a strong hand, and redeemed you from the house of bondage, out of the hand of Pharao the king of Egypt. . . .

Psalm 105:9 Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:

Jeremiah 11:5 That I may accomplish the oath which I swore to your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. And I answered and said: Amen, O Lord.

Hebrews 6:16,17 For men swear by one greater than themselves: and an oath for confirmation is the end of all their controversy. . . .

Context
Zechariah's Song
72To perform mercy to our fathers and to remember his holy testament. 73The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us. 74That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear:…
Cross References
Genesis 22:16
By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:

Luke 1:74
That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, we may serve him without fear:

Hebrews 6:13
For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

Luke 1:72
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