Luke 1:55 (YLT)

Passage

As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed--to the age.'

Nearby Context

Luke 1:53 The hungry He did fill with good, And the rich He sent away empty,

Luke 1:54 He received again Israel His servant, To remember kindness,

Luke 1:55 As He spake unto our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed--to the age.'

Luke 1:56 And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

Luke 1:57 And to Elisabeth was the time fulfilled for her bringing forth, and she bare a son,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 54's "He received again Israel His servant To..." into verse 56's "And Mary remained with her about three...", so "spake" 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 "spake" and "fathers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.