Luke 1:55

New King James Version

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

Parallel Translations

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

King James Version (1611)
As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for euer.

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

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

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

New Century Version
as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his children forever."

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his descendants forever."

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

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

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

Complete Jewish Bible
which he promised to our fathers, to Avraham and his seed forever."

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

Easy-to-Read Version
He has done what he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and his children forever."

Geneva Bible (1587)
( As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.

George Lamsa Translation
Just as he spoke with our forefathers, with Abraham, and with his seed for ever.

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

Lexham English Bible
just as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."

Literal Translation
even as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed to the age.

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

Bible in Basic English
As he gave his word to our fathers.

Hebrew Names Version
As he spoke to our fathers, Toward Avraham and his seed forever."

International Standard Version
according to the promise he madejust as he spoke">[fn] to our ancestorsGenesis 17:19; Psalm 132:11; Romans 11:28; Galatians 3:16;">[xr] - to Abraham and his descendants forever."

Etheridge Translation
As he spake with our fathers, With Abraham and with his seed for ever.

Murdock Translation
(as he spoke with the fathers,) with Abraham and his seed, for ever.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
( Euen as he promised to our fathers, Abraham, and to his seede) for euer.

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

World English Bible
(As he spoke to our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed forever."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
in remembrance of his mercy, As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
as he hath spokun to oure fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis.

Update Bible Version
(As he spoke to our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed forever.

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

New English Translation
as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."

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

New Life Bible
He promised He would do this to our early fathers and to Abraham and to his family forever."

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
According as he spake unto our fathers, - To Abraham, and to his seed, - Unto times age-abiding.

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

Revised Standard Version
as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his posterity for ever."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Even as he promised to oure fathers Abraham and to his seede for ever.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Euen as he promysed vnto oure fathers, Abraham and to his sede foreuer.

Mace New Testament (1729)
which he promised to our forefathers, to Abraham, and to his posterity for ever."

Simplified Cowboy Version
He's fulfilled his promise to our ancestors. He made good what he told Abraham and his kids, forever."

Contextual Overview

³⁹ Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, ⁴⁰ and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹ And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴² Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! ⁴³ But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. ⁴⁵ Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord." ⁴⁶ And Mary said: "My soul magnifies the Lord, ⁴⁷ And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. ⁴⁸ For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 12:3, Genesis 17:19, Genesis 22:18, Genesis 26:4, Genesis 28:14, Psalms 105:6-10, Psalms 132:11-17, Romans 11:28, Romans 11:29, Galatians 3:16, Galatians 3:17

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:7 - And I Genesis 17:21 - my Exodus 32:13 - Remember Deuteronomy 7:8 - oath Deuteronomy 7:12 - Lord Deuteronomy 9:5 - that he may 2 Samuel 7:21 - thy word's 1 Kings 8:15 - hath 1 Kings 8:56 - there 2 Kings 13:23 - because of his covenant 2 Chronicles 6:14 - mercy Psalms 61:7 - prepare Psalms 85:10 - Mercy Psalms 98:3 - remembered Psalms 105:42 - For he Psalms 117:2 - General Isaiah 63:11 - he remembered Hosea 3:1 - according Micah 7:20 - General Luke 1:72 - perform John 1:17 - grace Acts 5:30 - God Acts 13:32 - how Romans 9:4 - promises Galatians 3:18 - but Hebrews 1:1 - the fathers

Gill's Notes on the Bible

As he spake to our fathers,.... To David, of whose family Mary was; and to Jacob, or Israel, of whose stock she was; and to Isaac, in whom the seed was to be, called; and particularly,

to Abraham and to his seed for ever: not his natural, but his spiritual seed; both among Jews and Gentiles, to the end of the world; to these God promised this mercy of a Saviour and Redeemer, and to these he performs it, and will to all generations.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As he spake to our fathers ... - That is, He has dealt mercifully with the children of Israel, according as He promised Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The promise particularly here referred to is that respecting the Messiah which was now about to be fulfilled; but there is no doubt that there was also included the promises respecting all the other mercies which had been conferred on the children of Israel. See Genesis 22:17-18.

Forever - These words are to be referred to the preceding verse - “in remembrance of His mercy” forever, “as he spake,” etc. They denote that the “mercy of God” manifested to His people should be had in everlasting remembrance.

There is a striking similarity between this song of praise by Mary and that spoken by “Hannah,” 1 Samuel 2:2-10. There are few pieces of “poetry” - for this is poetry, and almost the only poetry in the New Testament - more beautiful than this. It is the language of a humble, thankful, pious, female heart praising God:

1. For his mercy to her, Luke 1:46-49;
2. For his mercy to all people - his “general” goodness, Luke 1:50-53; and,
3. His special goodness to his people, Luke 1:54-55.