Luke 1:73 (KJV)

Passage

The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;

Luke 1:72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;

Luke 1:73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

Luke 1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

Luke 1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "oath", "sware", "father", and "abraham". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "oath" and "sware", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 72's "To perform the mercy promised to our..." into verse 74's "That he would grant unto us that...", so "oath" and "sware" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "oath" and "sware" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.