Luke 2:29

Luke 2:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
• New International Version (NIV)“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word;
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;

Context of Luke 2:29

27And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the custom of the law, 28he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace; 30for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;

Luke 2:29 word by word

νῦν ἀπολύεις τὸν δοῦλόν σου, δέσποτα, κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου ἐν εἰρήνῃRead the interlinear

• Lordδεσπότηςdespotēs · masterG1203
• nowνῦνnun · nowG3568
• goἀπολύωapoluō · to release: releaseG630
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515

Cross-references for Luke 2:29

• Genesis 15:15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
• Genesis 46:30And Israel said to Joseph, Now let me die, after I have seen thy face, since thou still livest.
• Psalms 37:37Mark the perfect, and behold the upright, for the end of [that] man is peace;
• Isaiah 57:1The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from before the evil.
• Philippians 1:23But I am pressed by both, having the desire for departure and being with Christ, [for] [it is] very much better,
• Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying, Write, Blessed the dead who die in [the] Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; for their works follow with them.
• Luke 2:26And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.

Commentaries on Luke 2:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace - Now thou dismissest, , loosest him from life; having lived long enough to have the grand end of life accomplished. According to thy word - It was promised to him, that he should not die till he had seen the Lord's anointed, Luke 2:26; and now, having seen him, he expects to be immediately dismissed in peace into the eternal world; having a full assurance and enjoyment of the salvation of God. Though…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Now lettest - Now thou “dost” let or permit. This word is in the indicative mood, and signifies that God was permitting him to die in peace, by having relieved his anxieties, allayed his fears, fulfilled the promises, and having by the appearing of the Messiah, removed every reason why he should live any longer, and every wish to live. Depart - Die. According to thy word - Thy promise made by revelation. God never disappoints. To many it might have…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. 29-32This third great hymn of the birth narrative is called the Nunc dimittis (“now dismiss”), from the first words of the Latin translation. The hymn praises God for allowing Simeon to see God’s salvation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. Lord--"Master," a word rarely used in the New Testament, and selected here with peculiar propriety, when the aged saint, feeling that his last object in wishing to live had now been attained, only awaited his Master's word of command to "depart." now lettest, &c.--more clearly, "now Thou art releasing Thy servant"; a patient yet reverential mode of expressing a desire to depart.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:29

• Death
• Faith
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Joy
• Love
• Religion
• Simeon
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Consolation
• Death
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn
• Lighten
• Pair
• Ponder

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