Luke 1:55
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.””
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BSBPD
“as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed--to the age.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 1:55 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
- Genesis 17:19But 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.
- Genesis 22:18And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
- Genesis 26:4I 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,
- Genesis 28:14Your 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.
- Psalms 105:6O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.
- Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
- Romans 11:28Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
- Galatians 3:16The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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