Luke 2:24

Luke 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
• New International Version (NIV)and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
• New King James Version (NKJV)and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

Context of Luke 2:24

22Long 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. When you do this, also bring two special birds for the priest to kill.’ So that is what Mary and Joseph did. 25At this time, a man called Simeon was living in Jerusalem. He was a good man and he obeyed God. He had waited a long time to see the special person who would save Israel's people. The Holy Spirit was with him. 26The Holy Spirit had told him, ‘You will not die yet. You know that the Lord God has promised to send his Messiah. You will see him before you die.’

Luke 2:24 word by word

καὶ τοῦ δοῦναι θυσίαν κατὰ τὸ εἰρημένον ἐν τῷ νόμῳ κυρίου· ζεῦγος τρυγόνων ἢ δύο νοσσοὺς περιστερῶν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• to offerδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• a sacrificeθυσίαthusia · sacrificeG2378
• according toκατάkata · according toG2596
• that which is saidἐρῶereō · to sayG2046
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• A pairζεῦγοςzeugos · a yoke/pairG2201
• of turtledovesτρυγώνtrugōn · doveG5167
• orἤē · orG2228
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• youngνεοσσόςneossos · nestlingG3502
• pigeonsπεριστεράperistera · doveG4058

Cross-references for Luke 2:24

• 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.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9You know that our Lord Jesus Christ is very kind. He was rich, but he made himself poor to help you. So then, because he became poor, you could become rich.

Commentaries on Luke 2:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24And to offer a sacrifice - Neither mother nor child was considered as in the Lord's covenant, or under the Divine protection, till these ceremonies, prescribed by the law, had been performed. A pair of turtle doves, etc. - One was for a burnt-offering, and the other for a sin-offering: see Leviticus 12:8. The rich were required to bring a lamb, but the poor and middling classes were required to bring either two turtle doves, or two pigeons. This is a…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And to offer a sacrifice … - Those who were able on such an occasion were required to offer a lamb for a burnt-offering, and a pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering. If not able to bring a “lamb,” then they were permitted to bring two turtle-doves or two young pigeons, Leviticus 12:6, Leviticus 12:8. Turtle-doves - Doves distinguished for having a plaintive and tender voice. By Mary‘s making this offering she showed her poverty; and our Saviour, by…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. 24A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons: This quote from Leviticus 12:8 refers to the ceremony to make a woman ceremonially pure after giving birth to a child. Joseph and Mary offered the sacrifice prescribed for the poor.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 2:24

• Dove, Turtle
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Pigeon
• Quotations and Allusions
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Consolation
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Dove
• Glory
• Inn
• Lighten
• Pair
• Pigeon

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