Luke 1:55
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As he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and between thy seed after thee in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Genesis 17:19
And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual covenant, and with his seed after him.

Psalm 132:11
The Lord hath sworn truth to David, and he will not make it void: of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne.

Luke 1:54
He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy.

Luke 1:56
And Mary abode with her about three months. And she returned to her own house.

Galatians 3:16
To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not: And to his seeds as of many. But as of one: And to thy seed, which is Christ.

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

Genesis 12:3 I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 17:19 And God said to Abraham: Sara thy wife shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name Isaac, and I will establish my covenant with him for a perpetual 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.

Genesis 26:4 And I will multiply thy seed like the stars of heaven: and I will give to thy posterity all these countries: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

Genesis 28:14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed, all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED.

Psalm 105:6-10 O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen. . . .

Psalm 132:11-17 The Lord hath sworn truth to David, and he will not make it void: of the fruit of thy womb I will set upon thy throne. . . .

Romans 11:28,29 As concerning the gospel, indeed, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are most dear for the sake of the fathers. . . .

Galatians 3:16,17 To Abraham were the promises made and to his seed. He saith not: And to his seeds as of many. But as of one: And to thy seed, which is Christ. . . .

Context
Mary's Song
54He hath received Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy. 55As he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his seed for ever. 56And Mary abode with her about three months. And she returned to her own house.…
Lexicon
as
καθὼς (kathōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 2980: A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

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

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

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

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 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 Greek 4690: From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.

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


Additional Translations
as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

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

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

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

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

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

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

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

As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever."

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