Luke 2
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Luke 2:22-32

221And whenG3753 the daysG2250 for their purificationG2512 accordingG2596 to the lawG3551 of MosesG3475 were completedG4092, they broughtG321 Him up to JerusalemG2414 to presentG3936 Him to the LordG2962 23(as it is writtenG1125 in the LawG3551 of the LordG2962, “2EveryG3956 firstborn maleG733 that opensG1272 the wombG3388 shall be calledG2564 holyG40 to the LordG2962”), 24and to offerG1325 a sacrificeG2378 accordingG2596 to what was saidG3004 in the LawG3551 of the LordG2962, “3A pairG2201 of turtledovesG5167 orG2228 twoG1417 youngG3556 pigeonsG4058.”

25And there was a manG444 in JerusalemG2419 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was SimeonG4826; and thisG3778 manG444 was 4righteousG1342 and devoutG2126, 5lookingG4327 for the consolationG3874 of IsraelG2474; and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 was upon him. 26And 6it had beenG1510 revealedG5537 to him by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 that he would not 7seeG3708 deathG2288 beforeG4250 he had seenG3708 the Lord’sG2962 8ChristG5547. 27And he cameG2064 in the SpiritG4151 into the templeG2413; and whenG1722 the parentsG1118 broughtG1521 in the childG3813 JesusG2424, 910to carryG4160 out for Him the customG1480 of the LawG3551, 28thenG2532 he tookG1209 Him into his armsG43, and blessedG2127 GodG2316, and saidG3004,29“NowG3568 LordG1203, You are releasingG630 Your bond-servantG1401 to departG630 in peaceG1515, 11AccordingG2596 to Your wordG4487;30For my eyesG3788 have 12seenG3708 Your salvationG4992,31WhichG3739 You have preparedG2090 in the presenceG4383 of allG3956 peoplesG2992,3213A LightG5457 14of revelationG602 to the GentilesG1484, And the gloryG1391 of Your peopleG2992 IsraelG2474.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 2:22 Lev 12:6-8 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 2:23 Ex 13:2, 12; Num 3:13; 8:17 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 2:24 Lev 5:11; 12:8 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 2:25 Luke 1:6 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 2:25 Mark 15:43; Luke 2:38; 23:51 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 2:26 Matt 2:12 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 2:26 Ps 89:48; John 8:51; Heb 11:5 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 2:26 I.e. Messiah ↩
  9. 9. Luke 2:27 Lit to do for Him according to ↩
  10. 10. Luke 2:27 Luke 2:22 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 2:29 Luke 2:26 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 2:30 Ps 119:166, 174; Is 52:10; Luke 3:6 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 2:32 Is 9:2; 42:6; 49:6, 9; 51:4; 60:1-3; Matt 4:16; Acts 13:47; 26:23 ↩
  14. 14. Luke 2:32 Or for ↩

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