55As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen. …
The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne. …
As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes. …
Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 39-56)We have here an interview between the two happy mothers, Elisabeth and Mary: the angel, by intimating to Mary the favour bestowed on her cousin Elisabeth (Luke 1:36), gave occasion for it; and sometimes it may prove a better piece of service that we think to bring good people together, to compare notes. Here is, I. The visit which Mary made to Elisabeth. Mary was the younger , and younger with chi…
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