English Standard Version
Luke 2:28
28he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
Luke 2:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
- New International Version (NIV)Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
- New King James Version (NKJV)he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:
- New Living Translation (NLT)Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying,
Context of Luke 2:28
26And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said, 29"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; 30for my eyes have seen your salvation
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καὶ αὐτὸς ἐδέξατο αὐτὸ εἰς τὰς ἀγκάλας καὶ εὐλόγησεν τὸν θεὸν καὶ εἶπεν·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Luke 2:28
- Mark 9:36And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
- Mark 10:16And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.
- Luke 2:13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord,
- Psalms 32:11Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
- Psalms 33:1Shout for joy in the Lord, O you righteous! Praise befits the upright.
- Psalms 105:1Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
- Psalms 135:19O house of Israel, bless the Lord! O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
Commentaries on Luke 2:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28Then took he him up in his arms - What must the holy soul of this man have felt in this moment! O inestimable privilege! And yet ours need not be inferior: If a man love me, says Christ, he will keep my word; and I and the Father will come in unto him, and make our abode with him. And indeed even Christ in the arms could not avail a man, if he were not formed in his heart.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28Blessed God - Thanked or praised God.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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2827-28. The Spirit guided him to the temple at the very moment when the Virgin was about to present Him to the Lord.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
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