Luke 1:55
New International Version
to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.”

New Living Translation
For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever.”

English Standard Version
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

Berean Standard Bible
as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

Berean Literal Bible
as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his to descendants to the age."

King James Bible
As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

New King James Version
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.”

New American Standard Bible
Just as He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever.”

NASB 1995
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever.”

NASB 1977
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his offspring forever.”

Legacy Standard Bible
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his seed forever.”

Amplified Bible
Just as He promised to our fathers, To Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

Christian Standard Bible
to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he spoke to our ancestors.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
just as He spoke to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants forever.

American Standard Version
(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“Just as he spoke with our Patriarchs, with Abraham and with his seed eternally.”

Contemporary English Version
The Lord made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his family forever!

Douay-Rheims Bible
As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

English Revised Version
(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants."

Good News Translation
He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham and to all his descendants forever!"

International Standard Version
according to the promise he made to our ancestors— to Abraham and his descendants forever."

Literal Standard Version
As He spoke to our fathers, | To Abraham and to his seed—throughout the age.”

Majority Standard Bible
as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

New American Bible
according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

NET Bible
as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."

New Revised Standard Version
according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

New Heart English Bible
As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever."

Webster's Bible Translation
As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Weymouth New Testament
In fulfillment of His promises to our forefathers--For Abraham and his posterity for ever."

World English Bible
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”

Young's Literal Translation
As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed -- to the age.'

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Context
Mary's Song
54He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful, 55as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.” 56Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.…

Cross References
Genesis 17:7
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Genesis 17:19
But God replied, "Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

Psalm 132:11
The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: "One of your descendants I will place on your throne.

Luke 1:54
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,

Luke 1:56
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, "and to seeds," meaning many, but "and to your seed," meaning One, who is Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.

Genesis 12:3
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 17:19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

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Luke 1
1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.
5. The conception of John the Baptist;
26. and of Jesus.
39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.
57. The nativity and circumcision of John.
67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,
76. and of John.














(55) As he spake to our fathers.--As the sentence stands in English, the words "Abraham and his seed" seem in apposition with "forefathers," and to be added as explaining it. In the Greek, however, they are in a different connection, and belong to what had gone before, the construction being as follows: "To remember His mercy (as He spake unto our forefathers) to Abraham and his seed for ever." The mercy that had been shown to Abraham was, as it were, working even yet.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's 2531: According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.

He promised
ἐλάλησεν (elalēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

our
ἡμῶν (hēmōn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

fathers,
πατέρας (pateras)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3962: Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.

to Abraham
Ἀβραὰμ (Abraam)
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular
Strong's 11: Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

descendants
σπέρματι (spermati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.

forever.”
αἰῶνα (aiōna)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 165: From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period.


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