Luke 2:22

Luke 2:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
• New International Version (NIV)When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

Context of Luke 2:22

20The shepherds then went back to their sheep. As they went they praised God. ‘How great you are!’ they said to him. ‘How good you are! Everything that the angel told us was true! We have heard good news. We have seen very special things!’ 21When the baby was eight days old, it was time for the priest to circumcise him. His parents gave him the name ‘Jesus’. The angel had told Mary that they must give him that name. He told her that before she had the baby inside her. Long ago, God gave Moses rules for his people to obey. One rule told people how to become clean after a baby was born. The time came for Mary and Joseph to do this. So they took the baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to show him to the Lord. 23This is the rule which the Lord gave to his people: ‘The first male baby born to a woman belongs to me. So you must bring him to me. 24When you do this, also bring two special birds for the priest to kill.’ So that is what Mary and Joseph did.

Luke 2:22 word by word

καὶ ὅτε ἐπλήσθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῶν κατὰ τὸν νόμον Μωϋσέως, ἀνήγαγον αὐτὸν εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα παραστῆσαι τῷ κυρίῳRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• the daysὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• ofκαθαρισμόςkatharismos · cleansingG2512
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• were accomplishedπλήθω, πίμπλημιplēthō · to fillG4130
• they broughtἀνάγωanagō · to leadG321
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosoluma · JerusalemG2414
• to presentπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
• to the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Luke 2:22

• Leviticus 12:2‘Say this to Israel's people. When a boy is born, his mother is not clean for seven days. When she is bleeding each month, the rule is the same. She is not clean.

Commentaries on Luke 2:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Days of her purification - That is, thirty-three days after what was termed the seven days of her uncleanness - forty days in all: for that was the time appointed by the law, after the birth of a male child. See Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 12:6. The MSS. and versions differ much in the pronoun in this place: some reading , Her purification; others , His purification; others , Their purification; and others , the purification of Them Both. Two versions and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Days of her purification - Among the Hebrews a mother was required to remain at home for about forty days after the birth of a male child and about eighty for a female, and during that time she was reckoned as impure - that is, she was not permitted to go to the temple or to engage in religious services with the congregation, Leviticus 12:3-4. To Jerusalem - The place where the temple was, and where the ordinances of religion were celebrated. To present…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 Our Lord Jesus was not born in sin, and did not need that mortification of a corrupt nature, or that renewal unto holiness, which were signified by circumcision. This ordinance was, in his case, a pledge of his future perfect obedience to the whole law, in the midst of sufferings and temptations, even unto death for us. At the end of forty days, Mary went up to the temple to offer the appointed sacrifices for her purification. Joseph also…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 22the time of purification: The law of Moses required women to complete a 40-day ceremony of purification after giving birth (Leviticus 12). After this period, they would offer the sacrifice commanded by the law (Luke 2:24). to present Him to the Lord: Every person or thing born first belonged to the Lord, so the Israelites would present (or consecrate) them to God. Humans were bought back with a redemption price (see Exodus 13:1–2, 15; 34:19–20; Numbers…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-4022-24. her purification--Though the most and best copies read "their," it was the mother only who needed purifying from the legal uncleanness of childbearing. "The days" of this purification for a male child were forty in all (Le 12:2, 4), on the expiry of which the mother was required to offer a lamb for a burnt offering, and a turtle dove or a young pigeon for a sin offering. If she could not afford a lamb, the mother had to bring another turtle dove or…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:22

• Defilement
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Purification
• Temple
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Moses
• Law of Moses
• Birth
• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory
• Inn

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