Luke 1:55

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as he promised to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 17:19 : 19 God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
  • Ps 105:6-9 : 6 O children of Abraham, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones! 7 He is the LORD our God; he carries out judgment throughout the earth. 8 He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations– 9 the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac! 10 He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,
  • Ps 132:11-17 : 11 The LORD made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said,“I will place one of your descendants on your throne. 12 If your sons keep my covenant and the rules I teach them, their sons will also sit on your throne forever.” 13 Certainly the LORD has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home. 14 He said,“This will be my resting place forever; I will live here, for I have chosen it. 15 I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need. 16 I will protect her priests, and her godly people will shout exuberantly. 17 There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.
  • Rom 11:28-29 : 28 In regard to the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but in regard to election they are dearly loved for the sake of the fathers. 29 For the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.
  • Gal 3:16-17 : 16 Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say,“and to the descendants,” referring to many, but“and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ. 17 What I am saying is this: The law that came four hundred thirty years later does not cancel a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to invalidate the promise.
  • Gen 22:18 : 18 Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 I will multiply your descendants so they will be as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands. All the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.
  • Gen 28:14 : 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. And so all the families of the earth may receive blessings through you and through your descendants.
  • Gen 12:3 : 3 I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, so that all the families of the earth may receive blessing through you.”

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  • Luke 1:72-75
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    72He has done this to show mercy to our ancestors, and to remember his holy covenant–

    73the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants

    74that we, being rescued from the hand of our enemies, may serve him without fear,

    75in holiness and righteousness before him for as long as we live.

  • Luke 1:32-33
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    32He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

    33He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end.”

  • Luke 1:54
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    54He has helped his servant Israel, remembering his mercy,

  • Ps 105:8-10
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    8He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations–

    9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

    10He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

  • Gen 17:7-9
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    7I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

    8I will give the whole land of Canaan– the land where you are now residing– to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.”

    9Then God said to Abraham,“As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

  • Acts 3:25
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    25You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham,‘And in your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed.’

  • Gal 3:16
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    16Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his descendant. Scripture does not say,“and to the descendants,” referring to many, but“and to your descendant,” referring to one, who is Christ.

  • Gen 13:15
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    15I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants forever.

  • Ps 22:30
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    30A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the Lord.

  • Heb 11:18
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    18God had told him,“Through Isaac descendants will carry on your name,”

  • Matt 1:1-2
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    1¶ The Genealogy of Jesus Christ This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

    2Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,

  • Luke 1:48-50
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    48because he has looked upon the humble state of his servant. For from now on all generations will call me blessed,

    49because he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name;

    50from generation to generation he is merciful to those who fear him.

  • Ps 89:36
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    36His dynasty will last forever. His throne will endure before me, like the sun,

  • Luke 1:69-70
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    69For he has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,

    70as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from long ago,

  • Mic 7:20
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    20You will be loyal to Jacob and extend your loyal love to Abraham, which you promised on oath to our ancestors in ancient times.

  • Ps 89:29
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    29I will give him an eternal dynasty, and make his throne as enduring as the skies above.

  • Ps 136:22-23
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    22as an inheritance to Israel his servant, for his loyal love endures,

    23to the one who remembered us when we were down, for his loyal love endures,

  • Ps 105:42
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    42Yes, he remembered the sacred promise he made to Abraham his servant.

  • Acts 13:23
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    23From the descendants of this man God brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, just as he promised.

  • Exod 32:13
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    13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them,‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about I will give to your descendants, and they will inherit it forever.’”

  • Ps 105:6
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    6O children of Abraham, God’s servant, you descendants of Jacob, God’s chosen ones!

  • 1 Chr 16:15-17
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    15Remember continually his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations–

    16the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

    17He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

  • Rom 9:5
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    5To them belong the patriarchs, and from them, by human descent, came the Christ, who is God over all, blessed forever! Amen.

  • Rom 4:16
    70%

    16For this reason it is by faith so that it may be by grace, with the result that the promise may be certain to all the descendants– not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who have the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all

  • Gen 28:4
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    4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”

  • Gen 17:19
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    19God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.

  • Ezek 37:25
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    25They will live in the land I gave to my servant Jacob, in which your fathers lived; they will live in it– they and their children and their grandchildren forever. David my servant will be prince over them forever.

  • 1 Chr 17:23
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    23So now, O LORD, may the promise you made about your servant and his family become a permanent reality! Do as you promised,

  • John 8:35
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    35The slave does not remain in the family forever, but the son remains forever.

  • Luke 1:56
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    56So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

  • 1 Chr 17:12
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    12He will build me a house, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

  • Isa 59:21
    69%

    21“As for me, this is my promise to them,” says the LORD.“My Spirit, who is upon you, and my words, which I have placed in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and descendants from this time forward,” says the LORD.

  • Gen 26:3
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    3Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.

  • Gen 22:18
    69%

    18Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.’”

  • Luke 1:25
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    25“This is what the Lord has done for me at the time when he has been gracious to me, to take away my disgrace among people.”