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Luke 1:72–75

72  qto show the mercy promised to our fathers

and rto remember his holy scovenant,

73  tthe oath that he swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

74  that we, being delivered from the hand of our enemies,

might serve him uwithout fear,

75  vin holiness and righteousness before him wall our days.

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Luke 1:72–75 — The New International Version (NIV)

72 to show mercy to our ancestors

and to remember his holy covenant,

73 the oath he swore to our father Abraham:

74 to rescue us from the hand of our enemies,

and to enable us to serve him without fear

75 in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

Luke 1:72–75 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers,

And to remember his holy covenant;

73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies

Might serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him,

All the days of our life.

Luke 1:72–75 — New Living Translation (NLT)

72 He has been merciful to our ancestors

by remembering his sacred covenant—

73 the covenant he swore with an oath

to our ancestor Abraham.

74 We have been rescued from our enemies

so we can serve God without fear,

75 in holiness and righteousness

for as long as we live.

Luke 1:72–75 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers

And to remember His holy covenant,

73 The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

74 To grant us that we,

Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,

Might serve Him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

Luke 1:72–75 — New Century Version (NCV)

72 He said he would give mercy to our ancestors

and that he would remember his holy promise.

73 God promised Abraham, our father,

74 that he would save us from the power of our enemies

so we could serve him without fear,

75 being holy and good before God as long as we live.

Luke 1:72–75 — American Standard Version (ASV)

72 To show mercy towards our fathers,

And to remember his holy covenant;

73 The oath which he sware unto Abraham our father,

74 To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies

Should serve him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

Luke 1:72–75 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

72 to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant, 73 the oath which he swore to Abraham our father, 74 to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear 75 in piety and righteousness before him all our days.

Luke 1:72–75 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

72 He has shown his mercy to our ancestors 

and remembered his holy promise,

73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. 

74 He promised to rescue us from our enemies’ power 

so that we could serve him without fear 

75 by being holy and honorable as long as we live. 

Luke 1:72–75 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

72 He has dealt mercifully with our fathers

and remembered His holy covenant —

73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham.

He has given us the privilege,

74 since we have been rescued

from our enemies’ clutches,

to serve Him without fear

75 in holiness and righteousness

in His presence all our days.

Luke 1:72–75 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors,

and has remembered his holy covenant,

73 the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham,

to grant us 74 that we, being rescued from the hands of our enemies,

might serve him without fear, 75 in holiness and righteousness

before him all our days.

Luke 1:72–75 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

72 to show mercy to our fathers

and to remember his holy covenant,

73 the oath that he swore to Abraham our father,

to grant us 74 that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,

could serve him without fear 75 in holiness and righteousness

before him all our days.

Luke 1:72–75 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

72 He has been kind to our people.

He has remembered his holy covenant.

73 He made an oath to our father Abraham.

74 He promised to save us from our enemies,

so that we could serve him without fear.

75 He wants us to be holy and godly as long as we live.

Luke 1:72–75 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

72 To show mercy toward our fathers,

And to remember His holy covenant,

73 The oath which He swore to Abraham our father,

74 To grant us that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies,

Might serve Him without fear,

75 In holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.


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