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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he promised our ancestors.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For he made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his to descendants to the age."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Just as He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his offspring forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his seed forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Just as He promised to our fathers, To Abraham and to his descendants forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to Abraham and his descendants forever, just as he spoke to our ancestors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />just as He spoke to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Lord made this promise to our ancestors, to Abraham and his family forever! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />This is the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and his descendants."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He has remembered to show mercy to Abraham and to all his descendants forever!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />according to the promise he made to our ancestors— to Abraham and his descendants forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In fulfillment of His promises to our forefathers--For Abraham and his posterity for ever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As He spoke to our fathers, "" To Abraham and to his seed—throughout the age.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/1.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his to descendants to the age."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed -- to the age.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As he spake to our fathers, to Abram, and his seed forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />according to his promise to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Just as he spoke with our forefathers, with Abraham, and with his seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/1.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Just as he spoke with our Patriarchs, with Abraham and with his seed eternally.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/1.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />by remembering his mercy to Abraham and to his posterity forever.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/1.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/1.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />as he had spoken to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/1.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />which he promised to our forefathers, to Abraham, and to his posterity for ever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/1.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />In fulfillment of His promises to our forefathers--For Abraham and his posterity for ever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/1.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />(as He spake to our fathers), to Abraham and to his seed forever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/1.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />in remembrance of <i>his</i> mercy (even as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed,) for ever."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/1-55.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=424" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/1.htm">Mary's Song</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">54</span>He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be merciful, <span class="reftext">55</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2531.htm" title="2531: kathōs (Adv) -- According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.">as</a> <a href="/greek/2980.htm" title="2980: elalēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.">He promised</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmōn (PPro-G1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">our</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: pateras (N-AMP) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">fathers,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/11.htm" title="11: Abraam (N-DMS) -- Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.">to Abraham</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DNS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">his</a> <a href="/greek/4690.htm" title="4690: spermati (N-DNS) -- From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.">descendants</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/165.htm" title="165: aiōna (N-AMS) -- From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period.">forever.”</a> </span> <span class="reftext">56</span>Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a></span><br />And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-4.htm">Genesis 26:4</a></span><br />I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">Genesis 28:14</a></span><br />Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">Psalm 132:11</a></span><br />The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-8.htm">Isaiah 41:8-9</a></span><br />“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend— / I brought you from the ends of the earth and called you from its farthest corners. I said, ‘You are My servant.’ I have chosen and not rejected you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10</a></span><br />Though the mountains may be removed and the hills may be shaken, My loving devotion will not depart from you, and My covenant of peace will not be broken,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-20.htm">Micah 7:20</a></span><br />You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-2</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-34.htm">Luke 3:34</a></span><br />the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-42.htm">John 7:42</a></span><br />Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a></span><br />And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Genesis 17:19</a></b></br> 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, <i>and</i> with his seed after him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a></b></br> And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/luke/1-36.htm">Age</a> <a href="/luke/1-27.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/matthew/23-32.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/luke/1-33.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/luke/1-45.htm">Fulfillment</a> <a href="/amos/4-2.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/hosea/10-4.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/luke/1-54.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/1-45.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/1-73.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/luke/1-70.htm">Age</a> <a href="/luke/3-9.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/luke/1-72.htm">Forefathers</a> <a href="/john/6-51.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/luke/9-31.htm">Fulfillment</a> <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Posterity</a> <a href="/acts/13-34.htm">Promises</a> <a href="/luke/8-5.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/luke/1-66.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-1.htm">The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-5.htm">The conception of John the Baptist;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-26.htm">and of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-39.htm">The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-57.htm">The nativity and circumcision of John.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">67. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-67.htm">The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">76. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/1-76.htm">and of John.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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These promises are foundational to the Jewish faith and are recorded in the Old Testament. In <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a>, God promises Abraham that he will be the father of a great nation, and through him, all nations will be blessed. This promise is reiterated to Isaac in <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Genesis 26:3-4</a> and to Jacob in <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-14</a>. The fulfillment of these promises is a central theme throughout the Bible, highlighting God's faithfulness and the unfolding of His redemptive plan. The reference to "our fathers" underscores the continuity of God's plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament, emphasizing the historical and spiritual lineage of the Jewish people.<p><b>to Abraham</b><br>Abraham is a pivotal figure in biblical history, often referred to as the father of faith. His story begins in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12</a>, where God calls him to leave his homeland and promises to make him a great nation. Abraham's faith and obedience are exemplified in his willingness to sacrifice his son Isaac, as recounted in <a href="/genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22</a>. This act is seen as a foreshadowing of God's sacrifice of His own Son, Jesus Christ. The promise to Abraham includes the land of Canaan, numerous descendants, and the blessing of all nations through his seed, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ (<a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a>). Abraham's significance is also highlighted in the New Testament, where he is mentioned in the genealogies of Jesus (<a href="/matthew/1.htm">Matthew 1:1</a>) and in discussions of faith (<a href="/romans/4.htm">Romans 4:1-3</a>).<p><b>and his descendants forever.</b><br>The phrase "his descendants forever" refers to the enduring nature of God's covenant with Abraham and his offspring. This includes not only the physical descendants, the Israelites, but also the spiritual descendants, those who share in the faith of Abraham. In <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>, Paul explains that if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. This extends the promise to all believers, Jew and Gentile alike, who are grafted into the family of God through faith in Jesus Christ. The concept of an everlasting covenant is a recurring theme in the Bible, emphasizing God's eternal faithfulness and the unbreakable nature of His promises. The fulfillment of this promise is seen in the establishment of God's kingdom, which will endure forever, as prophesied in <a href="/daniel/2-44.htm">Daniel 2:44</a> and affirmed in <a href="/revelation/11-15.htm">Revelation 11:15</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/mary.htm">Mary</a></b><br>The mother of Jesus, who is speaking these words as part of her Magnificat, a song of praise to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, to whom God made promises regarding his descendants and their role in God's plan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/descendants_of_abraham.htm">Descendants of Abraham</a></b><br>Refers to the Israelites, the chosen people through whom God would bring about His promises.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who made the covenant with Abraham and is faithful to His promises.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_magnificat.htm">The Magnificat</a></b><br>The song of praise spoken by Mary, found in <a href="/luke/1-46.htm">Luke 1:46-55</a>, expressing joy and gratitude for God's faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are eternal and unchanging. Just as He was faithful to Abraham, He remains faithful to us today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant.htm">The Importance of Covenant</a></b><br>Understanding the covenant with Abraham helps us grasp the continuity of God's plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/our_spiritual_heritage.htm">Our Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>As believers in Christ, we are grafted into the spiritual lineage of Abraham, inheriting the promises made to him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/praise_and_worship.htm">Praise and Worship</a></b><br>Like Mary, we should respond to God's faithfulness with praise and worship, acknowledging His work in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_heirs_of_the_promise.htm">Living as Heirs of the Promise</a></b><br>Recognizing our identity as descendants of Abraham through faith in Christ should influence how we live, with a focus on faithfulness and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_mary_show_joy_and_gratitude.htm">How does Mary express her joy and gratitude to God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/joseph's_father__matthew_vs._luke.htm">Who was Joseph's father? (Matthew 1:16 vs. Luke 3:23)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/generations_from_abraham_to_jesus.htm">How many generations from Abraham to Jesus? (Matthew 1:17 vs. Luke 3:23-38)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/shealtiel's_father__jechoniah_or_neri.htm">Who was the father of Shealtiel? Jechoniah (Matthew 1:12) Neri (Luke 3:27)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(55) <span class= "bld">As he</span> <span class= "bld">spake to our fathers.</span>--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.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/1-55.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="grk">καθὼς</span> <span class="translit">(kathōs)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2531.htm">Strong's 2531: </a> </span><span class="str2">According to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as. From kata and hos; just as, that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He promised</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐλάλησεν</span> <span class="translit">(elalēsen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2980.htm">Strong's 2980: </a> </span><span class="str2">A prolonged form of an otherwise obsolete verb; to talk, i.e. Utter words.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">πρὸς</span> <span class="translit">(pros)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> </span><span class="str2">To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hēmōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fathers,</span><br /><span class="grk">πατέρας</span> <span class="translit">(pateras)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Abraham</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἀβραὰμ</span> <span class="translit">(Abraam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_11.htm">Strong's 11: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race. Of Hebrew origin; Abraham, the Hebrew patriarch.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">his</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">descendants</span><br /><span class="grk">σπέρματι</span> <span class="translit">(spermati)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4690.htm">Strong's 4690: </a> </span><span class="str2">From speiro; something sown, i.e. Seed; by implication, offspring; specially, a remnant.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.”</span><br /><span class="grk">αἰῶνα</span> <span class="translit">(aiōna)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_165.htm">Strong's 165: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as aei; properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity; by implication, the world; specially a Messianic period.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/1-55.htm">Luke 1:55 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/1-55.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 1:55 As he spoke to our fathers (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/1-54.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 1:54"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 1:54" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/1-56.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 1:56"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 1:56" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>