Luke 1:55

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and {G4690} his seed for ever.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Ps 105:6-9 : 6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. 7 He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, 9 [ The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac, 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
Ps 132:11-17 : 11 Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy children will keep my covenant And my testimony that I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it. 15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. 16 Her priests also will I clothe with salvation; And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
Rom 11:28-29 : 28 As touching the gospel, they are enemies for your sake: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sake. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are not repented of.
Gal 3:16-17 : 16 Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. 17 Now this I say: A covenant confirmed beforehand by God, {G1519} {G5547} the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of none effect.
Gen 22:18 : 18 and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Gen 26:4 : 4 and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
Gen 28:14 : 14 and thy seed 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 seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Gen 12:3 : 3 and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Luke 1:72-75
4 verses
82%
72To show mercy towards, our fathers, And to remember his holy covenant;
73The oath which he spake unto Abraham our father,
74To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,
75In holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Luke 1:32-33
2 verses
75%
32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luke 1:54
75%
54He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy
Ps 105:8-10
3 verses
74%
8He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
9[ The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,
10And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
Gen 17:7-9
3 verses
74%
7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
9And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.
Acts 3:25
74%
25Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Gal 3:16
73%
16Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Gen 13:15
73%
15for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
Ps 22:30
73%
30A seed shall serve him; It shall be told of the Lord unto the [next] generation.
Heb 11:18
72%
18[None even he] to whom it was said, {G3754} In Isaac shall thy seed be called:
Matt 1:1-2
2 verses
72%
1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
2Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;
Luke 1:48-50
3 verses
72%
48For he hath looked upon the low estate of his handmaid: For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And holy is his name.
50And his mercy is unto generations and generations On them that fear him.
Ps 89:36
72%
36His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
Luke 1:69-70
2 verses
72%
69And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us In the house of his servant David
70(As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets that have been from of old),
Mic 7:20
72%
20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the lovingkindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
Ps 89:29
72%
29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Ps 136:22-23
2 verses
72%
22Even a heritage unto Israel his servant; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever:
23Who remembered us in our low estate; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever;
Ps 105:42
71%
42For he remembered his holy word, [And] Abraham his servant.
Acts 13:23
71%
23Of this man's seed hath God according to promise brought unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus;
Exod 32:13
71%
13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Ps 105:6
71%
6O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.
1 Chr 16:15-17
3 verses
71%
15Remember his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations,
16[ The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,
17And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant,
Rom 9:5
71%
5whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Rom 4:16
70%
16For this cause [it is] of faith, that [it may be] according to grace; to the end that the promise may be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all
Gen 28:4
70%
4and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.
Gen 17:19
70%
19And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
Ezek 37:25
70%
25And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, they, and their children, and their children's children, for ever: and David my servant shall be their prince for ever.
1 Chr 17:23
70%
23And now, O Jehovah, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, be established for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
John 8:35
70%
35And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.
Luke 1:56
70%
56And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.
1 Chr 17:12
69%
12He shall build me a house, and I will establish his throne for ever.
Isa 59:21
69%
21And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.
Gen 26:3
69%
3sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
Gen 22:18
69%
18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Luke 1:25
69%
25Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.