Luke 1:72
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72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors
and has remembered his holy covenant,(A)
Hebrews 6:13-18
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The Certainty of God’s Promise
13 When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself,(A) 14 saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” 15 And thus Abraham,[a] having patiently endured, obtained the promise. 16 Humans, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute among them.(B) 17 In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath,(C) 18 so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us.(D)
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- 6.15 Gk he
Psalm 106:45
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45 For their sake he remembered his covenant
and showed compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love.(A)
Micah 7:20
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20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our ancestors
from the days of old.(A)
Leviticus 26:42
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42 then will I remember my covenant with Jacob; I will remember also my covenant with Isaac and also my covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.(A)
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Romans 11:28
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28 As regards the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but as regards election they are beloved for the sake of their ancestors,
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Luke 1:54-55
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54 He has come to the aid of his child Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,(A)
55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”(B)
Ezekiel 16:60
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60 yet I will remember my covenant with you in the days of your youth, and I will establish with you an everlasting covenant.(A)
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Galatians 3:15-17
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The Promise to Abraham
15 Brothers and sisters, I give an example from daily life: once a person’s will[a] has been ratified, no one adds to it or annuls it.(A) 16 Now the promises were made to Abraham and to his offspring;[b] it does not say, “And to offsprings,”[c] as of many, but it says, “And to your offspring,”[d] that is, to one person, who is Christ.(B) 17 My point is this: the law, which came four hundred thirty years later, does not annul a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.(C)
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Acts 3:25-26
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25 You are the descendants of the prophets and of the covenant that God gave to your ancestors, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your descendants all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’(A) 26 When God raised up his servant,[a] he sent him first to you, to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”(B)
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Psalm 105:8-10
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8 He is mindful of his covenant forever,
of the word that he commanded for a thousand generations,
9 the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,(A)
10 which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,(B)
Genesis 28:14
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14 and your offspring shall be like 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 all the families of the earth shall be blessed[a] in you and in your offspring.(A)
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- 28.14 Or shall bless themselves
Genesis 26:4
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4 I will make your offspring as numerous as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands, and all the nations of the earth shall gain blessing for themselves through your offspring,(A)
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