Luke 2:32

Luke 2:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."
• New King James Version (NKJV)A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”

Context of Luke 2:32

30For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples; A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel. 33And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him; 34and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

Luke 2:32 word by word

φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ.¶Read the interlinear

• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• revelationἀποκάλυψιςapokalupsis · revelationG602
• Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474

Cross-references for Luke 2:32

• Isaiah 9:2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
• Isaiah 42:6I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
• Isaiah 49:6yea, he saith, It is too light a thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
• Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of Jehovah is risen upon thee.
• Matthew 4:16The people that sat in darkness Saw a great light, And to them that sat in the region and shadow of death, To them did light spring up.
• Acts 13:47For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
• Acts 28:28Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.
• Romans 15:8For I say that Christ hath been made a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, that he might confirm the promises given unto the fathers,
• Psalms 85:9Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him, That glory may dwell in our land.
• Isaiah 4:2In that day shall the branch of Jehovah be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.
• Isaiah 45:25In Jehovah shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
• Isaiah 60:19The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but Jehovah will be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
• Jeremiah 2:11Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
• Zechariah 2:5For I, saith Jehovah, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
• 1 Corinthians 1:31that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
• Revelation 21:23And the city hath no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine upon it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the lamp thereof is the Lamb.

Commentaries on Luke 2:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32A light to lighten the Gentiles - - A light of the Gentiles, for revelation. By Moses and the prophets, a light of revelation was given to the Jews, in the blessedness of which the Gentiles did not partake. By Christ and his apostles, a luminous revelation is about to be given unto the Gentiles, from the blessedness of which the Jews in general, by their obstinacy and unbelief, shall be long excluded. But to all true Israelites it shall be a glory, an…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32A light to lighten the Gentiles - This is in accordance with the prophecies in the Old Testament, Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalm 98:3; Malachi 4:2. The Gentiles are represented as sitting in darkness that is, in ignorance and sin. Christ is a “light” to them, as by him they will be made acquainted with the character of the true God, his law, and the plan of redemption. As the darkness rolls away when the sun arises, so ignorance and error flee away when Jesus gives…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 The same Spirit that provided for the support of Simeon's hope, provided for his joy. Those who would see Christ must go to his temple. Here is a confession of his faith, that this Child in his arms was the Saviour, the salvation itself, the salvation of God's appointing. He bids farewell to this world. How poor does this world look to one that has Christ in his arms, and salvation in his view! See here, how comfortable is the death of a good…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32The prophet Isaiah predicted that the kingdom of God would bring salvation to all the nations (Isaiah 42:6–7; 49:6). the glory of your people Israel: This quote from Isaiah 46:13 says that God’s salvation will bring glory to Israel. Israel’s role in the Old Testament was to bring glory to God by revealing God’s light to the nations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3231-32. all people--all the peoples, mankind at large. a light to the Gentiles--then in thick darkness. glory of thy people Israel--already Thine, and now, in the believing portion of it, to be so more gloriously than ever. It will be observed that this "swan-like song, bidding an eternal farewell to this terrestrial life" [Olshausen], takes a more comprehensive view of the kingdom of Christ than that of Zacharias, though the kingdom they sing of is one.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings