Luke 2
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Luke 2:25-38

25And there was a manG444 in JerusalemG2419 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was SimeonG4826; and thisG3778 manG444 was 1righteousG1342 and devoutG2126, 2lookingG4327 for the consolationG3874 of IsraelG2474; and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 was upon him. 26And 3it had beenG1510 revealedG5537 to him by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 that he would not 4seeG3708 deathG2288 beforeG4250 he had seenG3708 the Lord’sG2962 5ChristG5547. 27And he cameG2064 in the SpiritG4151 into the templeG2413; and whenG1722 the parentsG1118 broughtG1521 in the childG3813 JesusG2424, 67to 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, 8AccordingG2596 to Your wordG4487;30For my eyesG3788 have 9seenG3708 Your salvationG4992,31WhichG3739 You have preparedG2090 in the presenceG4383 of allG3956 peoplesG2992,3210A LightG5457 11of revelationG602 to the GentilesG1484, And the gloryG1391 of Your peopleG2992 IsraelG2474.”

33And His fatherG3962 and 12motherG3384 were amazedG2296 at the things which were being saidG2980 aboutG4012 Him. 34And SimeonG4826 blessedG2127 them and saidG3004 to MaryG3137 13His motherG3384, “BeholdG2400, thisG3778 Child is appointedG2749 for 14the fallG4431 and 15riseG386 of manyG4183 in IsraelG2474, and for a signG4592 to be opposedG483-- 35and a swordG4501 will pierceG1330 evenG2532 your ownG846 soulG5590--to the endG3704 that thoughtsG1261 from manyG4183 heartsG2588 may be revealedG601.”

36And there was a 16prophetessG4398, 17AnnaG451 the daughterG2364 of PhanuelG5323, of 18the tribeG5443 of AsherG768. She was advancedG4260 in 19yearsG2250 20and had livedG2198 with her husbandG435 sevenG2033 yearsG2250 afterG575 her 21marriageG3932, 37and then as a widowG5503 to the ageG2094 of eighty-fourG3589G5064. She neverG3756 leftG868 the templeG2413, servingG3000 nightG3571 and dayG2250 with 22fastingsG3521 and prayersG1162. 38At that veryG846 23momentG5610 she cameG2186 up and began givingG437 thanksG437 to GodG2316, and continued to speakG2980 of Him to allG3956 thoseG3588 who were 24lookingG4327 for the redemptionG3085 of JerusalemG2419.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 2:25 Luke 1:6 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 2:25 Mark 15:43; Luke 2:38; 23:51 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 2:26 Matt 2:12 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 2:26 Ps 89:48; John 8:51; Heb 11:5 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 2:26 I.e. Messiah ↩
  6. 6. Luke 2:27 Lit to do for Him according to ↩
  7. 7. Luke 2:27 Luke 2:22 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 2:29 Luke 2:26 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 2:30 Ps 119:166, 174; Is 52:10; Luke 3:6 ↩
  10. 10. Luke 2:32 Is 9:2; 42:6; 49:6, 9; 51:4; 60:1-3; Matt 4:16; Acts 13:47; 26:23 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 2:32 Or for ↩
  12. 12. Luke 2:33 Matt 12:46 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 2:34 Matt 12:46 ↩
  14. 14. Luke 2:34 Matt 21:44; 1 Cor 1:23; 2 Cor 2:16; 1 Pet 2:8 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 2:34 Or resurrection ↩
  16. 16. Luke 2:36 Luke 2:38; Acts 21:9 ↩
  17. 17. Luke 2:36 Or Hannah ↩
  18. 18. Luke 2:36 Josh 19:24 ↩
  19. 19. Luke 2:36 Lit days ↩
  20. 20. Luke 2:36 1 Tim 5:9 ↩
  21. 21. Luke 2:36 Lit virginity ↩
  22. 22. Luke 2:37 Luke 5:33; Acts 13:3; 14:23; 1 Tim 5:5 ↩
  23. 23. Luke 2:38 Lit hour ↩
  24. 24. Luke 2:38 Luke 1:68; 2:25 ↩

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