1:55 as he promised 3 to our ancestors, 4 to Abraham and to his descendants 5 forever.”
1 tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. A new sentence is begun here in the translation because of the length of the sentence in Greek.
2 tn Or “over Israel.”
sn The expression house of Jacob refers to Israel. This points to the Messiah’s relationship to the people of Israel.
3 tn Grk “as he spoke.” Since this is a reference to the covenant to Abraham, ἐλάλησεν (elalhsen) can be translated in context “as he promised.” God keeps his word.
4 tn Grk “fathers.”
5 tn Grk “his seed” (an idiom for offspring or descendants).