Luke 2:31

Luke 2:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
• New International Version (NIV)which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
• English Standard Version (ESV)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,

Context of Luke 2:31

29‘Master, I am your servant. You have done what you promised to me. Now I can die with no trouble in my mind. 30I really have seen the person that you have sent to save your people. You have sent him to the world and people everywhere will know about him. 32He will bring light to people so that they can know you. He will show you to those people who are not Jews. He will also show that your people of Israel are very special.’ 33That is what Simeon said about Jesus. His message surprised Mary and Joseph very much.

Luke 2:31 word by word

ὃ ἡτοίμασας κατὰ πρόσωπον πάντων τῶν λαῶν,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• thou hast preparedἑτοιμάζωhetoimazō · to make readyG2090
• beforeκατάkata · according toG2596
• the faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• of allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992

Cross-references for Luke 2:31

• Psalms 96:1Sing a new song to praise the Lord! All the world, sing to praise the Lord!
• Psalms 97:6The sky itself tells us that he is righteous People from every nation see his glory.
• Psalms 98:2The Lord has shown everybody that he has the power to save. All the nations of the world can see that he does what is right.
• Isaiah 42:1‘Here is my servant. I give him strength. I have chosen him. He makes me very happy. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
• Isaiah 45:21Now decide together what you will say in court! Tell me what you think! Who said a long time ago what would happen? Who spoke about it long before it happened? It was I, the Lord! There is nobody else like me. There is no other God, except me. I am a righteous God and I save my people. There is no other God.
• Isaiah 62:1Because I love Zion, I will not be quiet. I cannot stay quiet, because Jerusalem is in trouble. I will continue to speak until she is safe again. I want her righteousness to shine like the sun at dawn. I want her salvation to be a bright light in the dark.

Commentaries on Luke 2:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Which thou hast prepared - ̔ ̔, which thou hast Made Ready before the face, in the presence, of all people. Here salvation is represented under the notion of a feast, which God himself has provided for the whole world; and to partake of which he has invited all the nations of the earth. There seems a direct allusion here to Isaiah 25:6, etc. "In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things," etc. Salvation is properly…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Before the face of all people - Whom thou hast provided for all people, or whom thou dost design to “reveal” to all people.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. 31The plural form of people means all peoples (see study note on 2:9–10). It includes both Jews and Gentiles. Gentiles are people who are not part of the Jewish people.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

Topics related to Luke 2:31

• Atonement
• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Joy
• Religion
• Salvation
• Simeon
• Temple

In the dictionaries

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

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