Luke 1:55
(As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
In Context
54Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie
56And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.
Cross References
Genesis 12:3I will also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 22:18And in thy seede shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voyce.
Genesis 28:14And thy seede shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the South, and in thee and in thy seede shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Psalms 132:11The Lord hath sworne in trueth vnto Dauid, and he wil not shrinke from it, saying, Of the fruite of thy body will I set vpon thy throne.
Galatians 3:16Nowe to Abraham and his seede were the promises made. Hee saith not, And to the seedes, as speaking of many: but, And to thy seede, as of one, which is Christ.
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 →