Luke 2
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 2:36-38

36And there was a 1prophetessG4398, 2AnnaG451 the daughterG2364 of PhanuelG5323, of 3the tribeG5443 of AsherG768. She was advancedG4260 in 4yearsG2250 5and had livedG2198 with her husbandG435 sevenG2033 yearsG2250 afterG575 her 6marriageG3932, 37and then as a widowG5503 to the ageG2094 of eighty-fourG3589G5064. She neverG3756 leftG868 the templeG2413, servingG3000 nightG3571 and dayG2250 with 7fastingsG3521 and prayersG1162. 38At that veryG846 8momentG5610 she cameG2186 up and began givingG437 thanksG437 to GodG2316, and continued to speakG2980 of Him to allG3956 thoseG3588 who were 9lookingG4327 for the redemptionG3085 of JerusalemG2419.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 2:36 Luke 2:38; Acts 21:9 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 2:36 Or Hannah ↩
  3. 3. Luke 2:36 Josh 19:24 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 2:36 Lit days ↩
  5. 5. Luke 2:36 1 Tim 5:9 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 2:36 Lit virginity ↩
  7. 7. Luke 2:37 Luke 5:33; Acts 13:3; 14:23; 1 Tim 5:5 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 2:38 Lit hour ↩
  9. 9. Luke 2:38 Luke 1:68; 2:25 ↩

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