Luke 1:72-75

Zechariah's Prophecy

⁷² _q to show the mercy promised to our fathers
and _r to remember his holy _s covenant,
⁷³ _t the 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 _u without fear,
⁷⁵ _v in holiness and righteousness before him _w all our days.

1. Cross References
   Micah 7:20
   You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
   
2. Cross References
   Leviticus 26:42
   Then I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.
   Psalms 105:8 - 9
   He remembers his covenant forever, the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations.
   Luke 1:54 - 55
   He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy.
   
3. Cross References
   Romans 9:4
   They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises.
   
4. Cross References
   Genesis 22:16 - 18
   And said, "By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son.
   Genesis 26:3
   Sojourn in this land, and I will be with you and will bless you, for to you and to your offspring I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath that I swore to Abraham your father.
   Hebrews 6:13 - 14
   For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself.
   
5. Cross References
   Zephaniah 3:15
   The Lord has taken away the judgments against you; he has cleared away your enemies. The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall never again fear evil.
   
6. Cross References
   Ephesians 4:24
   And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
   1 Thessalonians 2:10
   You are witnesses, and God also, how holy and righteous and blameless was our conduct toward you believers.
   Titus 2:12
   Training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age.
   
7. Cross References
   Jeremiah 32:39
   I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their own good and the good of their children after them.
   Matthew 28:20
   Teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.