Luke 1:55

Bible in Basic English (1941)

As he gave his word to our fathers.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 17:19 : 19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.
  • Ps 105:6-9 : 6 O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones. 7 He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth. 8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations; 9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; 10 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;
  • Ps 132:11-17 : 11 The Lord gave a true oath to David, which he will not take back, saying, I will give your kingdom to the fruit of your body. 12 If your children keep my word, and the teachings which I will give them, their children will be rulers of your kingdom for ever. 13 For the Lord's heart is on Zion, desiring it for his resting-place. 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I ever be; for this is my desire. 15 My blessing will be on her food; and her poor will be full of bread. 16 Her priests will be clothed with salvation; and her saints will give cries of joy. 17 There I will make the horn of David fertile: I have made ready a light for my king.
  • Rom 11:28-29 : 28 As far as the good news is in question, they are cut off from God on account of you, but as far as the selection is in question, they are loved on account of the fathers. 29 Because God's selection and his mercies may not be changed.
  • Gal 3:16-17 : 16 Now to Abraham were the undertakings given, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as of a great number; but as of one, he says, And to your seed, which is Christ. 17 Now this I say: The law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does not put an end to the agreement made before by God, so as to make the undertaking without effect.
  • Gen 22:18 : 18 And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and will give them all these lands, and your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth;
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
  • Gen 12:3 : 3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

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%

    72 To do acts of mercy to our fathers and to keep in mind his holy word,

    73 The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,

    74 That we, being made free from the fear of those who are against us, might give him worship,

    75 In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

  • Luke 1:32-33
    2 verses
    75%

    32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

    33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

  • Luke 1:54
    75%

    54 His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

  • Ps 105:8-10
    3 verses
    74%

    8 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

    9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

    10 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

  • Gen 17:7-9
    3 verses
    74%

    7 And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

    8 And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.

    9 And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

  • Acts 3:25
    74%

    25 You are the sons of the prophets, and of the agreement which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, Through your seed a blessing will come on all the families of the earth.

  • Gal 3:16
    73%

    16 Now to Abraham were the undertakings given, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as of a great number; but as of one, he says, And to your seed, which is Christ.

  • Gen 13:15
    73%

    15 For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.

  • Ps 22:30
    73%

    30 A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.

  • Heb 11:18
    72%

    18 Of whom it had been said, From Isaac will your seed take their name:

  • Matt 1:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 The book of the generations of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

    2 The son of Abraham was Isaac; and the son of Isaac was Jacob; and the sons of Jacob were Judah and his brothers;

  • Luke 1:48-50
    3 verses
    72%

    48 For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

    49 For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

    50 His mercy is for all generations in whom is the fear of him.

  • Ps 89:36
    72%

    36 His seed will not come to an end for ever; the seat of his kingdom will be like the sun before me.

  • Luke 1:69-70
    2 verses
    72%

    69 Lifting up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

    70 (As he said, by the mouth of his holy prophets, from the earliest times,)

  • Mic 7:20
    72%

    20 You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.

  • Ps 89:29
    72%

    29 His seed will keep their place for ever; his kingdom will be eternal, like the heavens.

  • Ps 136:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22 Even a heritage for his servant Israel: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

    23 Who kept us in mind when we were in trouble: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

  • Ps 105:42
    71%

    42 For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

  • Acts 13:23
    71%

    23 From this man's seed has God given to Israel a Saviour, even Jesus, as he gave his word;

  • Exod 32:13
    71%

    13 Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.

  • Ps 105:6
    71%

    6 O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones.

  • 1 Chr 16:15-17
    3 verses
    71%

    15 He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations;

    16 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

    17 And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement;

  • Rom 9:5
    71%

    5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom came Christ in the flesh, who is over all, God, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

  • Rom 4:16
    70%

    16 For this reason it is of faith, so that it may be through grace; and so that the word of God may be certain to all the seed; not only to that which is of the law, but to that which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all,

  • Gen 28:4
    70%

    4 And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

  • Gen 17:19
    70%

    19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

  • Ezek 37:25
    70%

    25 And they will be living in the land which I gave to Jacob, my servant, in which your fathers were living; and they will go on living there, they and their children and their children's children, for ever: and David, my servant, will be their ruler for ever.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
    70%

    23 And now, Lord, let your words about your servant and about his family be made certain for ever, and do as you have said.

  • John 8:35
    70%

    35 Now the servant does not go on living in the house for ever, but the son does.

  • Luke 1:56
    70%

    56 And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
    69%

    12 He will be the builder of my house, and I will make the seat of his authority certain for ever.

  • Isa 59:21
    69%

    21 And as for me, this is my agreement with them, says the Lord: my spirit which is on you, and my words which I have put in your mouth, will not go away from your mouth, or from the mouth of your seed, or from the mouth of your seed's seed, says the Lord, from now and for ever.

  • Gen 26:3
    69%

    3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

  • Gen 22:18
    69%

    18 And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.

  • Luke 1:25
    69%

    25 The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.