72 (A)to show the mercy promised to our fathers
    and (B)to remember his holy (C)covenant,

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72 to show mercy to our ancestors(A)
    and to remember his holy covenant,(B)

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The Certainty of God's Promise

13 For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, (A)he swore by himself, 14 saying, (B)“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[a] (C)having patiently waited, obtained the promise. 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes (D)an oath is final for confirmation. 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to (E)the heirs of the promise (F)the unchangeable character of his purpose, (G)he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which (H)it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope (I)set before us.

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  1. Hebrews 6:15 Greek he

The Certainty of God’s Promise

13 When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself,(A) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.”[a](B) 15 And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.(C)

16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.(D) 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(E) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(F) he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,(G) we who have fled to take hold of the hope(H) set before us may be greatly encouraged.

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  1. Hebrews 6:14 Gen. 22:17

45 For their sake he (A)remembered his covenant,
    and (B)relented according to (C)the abundance of his steadfast love.

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45 for their sake he remembered his covenant(A)
    and out of his great love(B) he relented.(C)

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20 (A)You will show faithfulness to Jacob
    and steadfast love to Abraham,
(B)as you have sworn to our fathers
    from the days of old.

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20 You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,(A)
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors(B)
    in days long ago.(C)

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42 then I will (A)remember my covenant with Jacob, and I will remember my covenant with Isaac and my covenant with Abraham, and I will (B)remember the land.

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42 I will remember my covenant with Jacob(A) and my covenant with Isaac(B) and my covenant with Abraham,(C) and I will remember the land.

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28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are (A)beloved for the sake of their forefathers.

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28 As far as the gospel is concerned, they are enemies(A) for your sake; but as far as election is concerned, they are loved on account of the patriarchs,(B)

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54 He has (A)helped (B)his servant Israel,
    (C)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (D)as he spoke to our fathers,
    (E)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

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54 He has helped his servant Israel,
    remembering to be merciful(A)
55 to Abraham and his descendants(B) forever,
    just as he promised our ancestors.”

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60 yet (A)I will remember my covenant with you (B)in the days of your youth, (C)and I will establish for you an everlasting covenant.

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60 Yet I will remember the covenant(A) I made with you in the days of your youth,(B) and I will establish an everlasting covenant(C) with you.

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The Law and the Promise

15 (A)To give a human example, brothers:[a] (B)even with a man-made covenant, no one annuls it or adds to it once it has been ratified. 16 Now (C)the promises were made (D)to Abraham and to his offspring. It does not say, “And to offsprings,” referring to many, but referring to one, (E)“And to your offspring,” who is Christ. 17 This is what I mean: the law, which came (F)430 years afterward, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as (G)to make the promise void.

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  1. Galatians 3:15 Or brothers and sisters

The Law and the Promise

15 Brothers and sisters,(A) let me take an example from everyday life. Just as no one can set aside or add to a human covenant that has been duly established, so it is in this case. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed.(B) Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[a](C) meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years(D) later, does not set aside the covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise.

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  1. Galatians 3:16 Gen. 12:7; 13:15; 24:7

25 (A)You are the sons of the prophets and of (B)the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, (C)‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 (D)God, (E)having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, (F)to bless you (G)by turning every one of you from your wickedness.”

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25 And you are heirs(A) of the prophets and of the covenant(B) God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’[a](C) 26 When God raised up(D) his servant, he sent him first(E) to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

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  1. Acts 3:25 Gen. 22:18; 26:4

He (A)remembers his covenant forever,
    the word that he commanded, for (B)a thousand generations,
(C)the covenant that he made with Abraham,
    his (D)sworn promise to Isaac,
10 which he confirmed to (E)Jacob as a statute,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant,

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He remembers his covenant(A) forever,
    the promise he made, for a thousand generations,
the covenant he made with Abraham,(B)
    the oath he swore to Isaac.
10 He confirmed it(C) to Jacob as a decree,
    to Israel as an everlasting covenant:(D)

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14 Your offspring shall be like (A)the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and (B)your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(A) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(B) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[a](C)

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  1. Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

(A)I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And (B)in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,

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I will make your descendants(A) as numerous as the stars in the sky(B) and will give them all these lands,(C) and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](D)

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  1. Genesis 26:4 Or seed
  2. Genesis 26:4 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)