Luke 1:55
(Euen as he promised to our fathers, Abraham, and to his seede) for euer.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
In Context
54He hath helped his seruaunt Israel, in remembraunce of his mercy,
56And Marie abode with her about three monethes, and returned agayne to her owne house.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I wyll also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse the that curseth thee: and in thee shall all kinredes of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 22:18And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast hearde my voyce.
Genesis 28:14And thy seede shalbe as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spreade abrode to the west, to the east, to the north, and to the south: and in thee, and in thy seede, shall all the kynredes of the earth be blessed.
Galatians 3:16To Abraham and his seede were the promises made. He sayth not to the seedes, as of many: but to thy seede, as of one, which is Christe.
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:40-57
The Interview of Mary and Elisabeth; The Song of Mary. 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me,… Read the whole commentary →