Luke 1:72
 Luke 1:72 
New International Version (©2011)
to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant,

New Living Translation (©2007)
He has been merciful to our ancestors by remembering his sacred covenant--

English Standard Version (©2001)
to show the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
To show mercy toward our fathers, And to remember His holy covenant,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
He has dealt mercifully with our fathers and remembered His holy covenant--

International Standard Version (©2012)
He has shown mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy covenant,

NET Bible (©2006)
He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant--

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
“And he has wrought his mercy with our fathers and he has remembered his holy covenants”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
He has shown his mercy to our ancestors and remembered his holy promise,

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

American King James Version
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

American Standard Version
To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

Douay-Rheims Bible
To perform mercy to our fathers, and to remember his holy testament,

Darby Bible Translation
to fulfil mercy with our fathers and remember his holy covenant,

English Revised Version
To shew mercy towards our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;

Webster's Bible Translation
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant:

Weymouth New Testament
He dealt pitifully with our forefathers, And remembered His holy covenant,

World English Bible
to show mercy towards our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,

Young's Literal Translation
To do kindness with our fathers, And to be mindful of His holy covenant,

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers,.... By "mercy" is meant salvation by Christ, which springs from the mercy of God; the promise of which was an instance of mercy to the Jewish fathers under the Old Testament, and also the performance of it; for they were saved by the grace of our Lord Jesus, even as we: his blood was shed for the remission of sins that were past, and for the redemption of transgressions under the first Testament:

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To perform the mercy - To show the mercy promised. The expression in the "original" is, "To make mercy with our fathers" - that is, to show kindness to our fathers; and the propriety of it is founded on the fact that mercy to "children" is regarded as kindness to the "parent." Blessing the "children" was blessing the "nation;" was fulfilling the promises made to the fathers, and "showing" that he regarded them in mercy.

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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

His holy covenant - See the note on Luke 1:54.


Geneva Study Bible

To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and {k} to remember his holy covenant;

(k) Declare indeed that he was mindful.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

72. the mercy promised … his holy covenant …


Luke 1:72 Parallel Commentaries
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Zechariah's Song
71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 73The oath which he swore to our father Abraham, …

Psalm 98:3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
Psalm 105:8 He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
Psalm 105:42 For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham.
Psalm 106:45 for their sake he remembered his covenant and out of his great love he relented.
Micah 7:20 You will be faithful to Jacob, and show love to Abraham, as you pledged on oath to our ancestors in days long ago.
Romans 9:4 the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption to sonship; theirs the divine glory, the covenants, the receiving of the law, the temple worship and the promises.