Luke 1:55 (DBY)

Passage

(as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:53 He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent away the rich empty.

Luke 1:54 He has helped Israel his servant, in order to remember mercy,

Luke 1:55 (as he spoke to our fathers,) to Abraham and to his seed for ever.

Luke 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her house.

Luke 1:57 But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "spoke", "fathers", "abraham", "seed", and "ever". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "spoke" and "fathers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 54's "He has helped Israel his servant in..." into verse 56's "And Mary abode with her about three...", so "spoke" and "fathers" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "spoke" and "fathers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.