Luke 2
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Luke 2:22-32

221And whenG3753 the daysG2250 for 2their purificationG2512 accordingG2596 to the LawG3551 of MosesG3475 were completedG4092, they broughtG321 Him upG321 to JerusalemG2414 to presentG3936 Him to the LordG2962 23(as it is writtenG1125 in the LawG3551 of the LordG2962: “3EveryG3956 firstborn maleG733 that opensG1272 the wombG3388 shall be calledG2564 holyG40 to the LordG2962”), 24and to offerG1325 a sacrificeG2378 accordingG2596 to what has been statedG3004 in the LawG3551 of the LordG2962: “4A pairG2201 of turtledovesG5167 orG2228 twoG1417 youngG3556 dovesG4058.”

25And there was a manG444 in JerusalemG2419 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was SimeonG4826; and thisG3778 manG444 was 5righteousG1342 and devoutG2126, 6lookingG4327 forwardG4327 toG4327 the consolationG3874 of IsraelG2474; and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 was upon him. 26And 7it had beenG1510 revealedG5537 to him by the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 that he would not 8seeG3708 deathG2288 beforeG4250 he had seenG3708 the Lord’sG2962 9ChristG5547. 27And he cameG2064 10by the SpiritG4151 into the templeG2413; and whenG1722 the parentsG1118 broughtG1521 inG1521 the childG3813 JesusG2424, 1112to carryG4160 outG4160 for Him the customG1480 of the LawG3551, 28thenG2532 he tookG1209 Him in his armsG43, and blessedG2127 GodG2316, and saidG3004,29“NowG3568, LordG1203, You are lettingG630 Your bond-servantG1401 departG630 in peaceG1515, 13AccordingG2596 to Your wordG4487;30For my eyesG3788 have 14seenG3708 Your salvationG4992,31WhichG3739 You have preparedG2090 in the presenceG4383 of allG3956 the peoplesG2992:3215A lightG5457 for revelationG602 16for 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 2:22 I.e., Mary’s, with Joseph’s support ↩
  3. 3. Luke 2:23 Ex 13:2, 12; Num 3:13; 8:17 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 2:24 Lev 5:11; 12:8 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 2:25 Luke 1:6 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 2:25 Mark 15:43; Luke 2:38; 23:51 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 2:26 Matt 2:12 ↩
  8. 8. Luke 2:26 Ps 89:48; John 8:51; Heb 11:5 ↩
  9. 9. Luke 2:26 I.e., Messiah ↩
  10. 10. Luke 2:27 Or in ↩
  11. 11. Luke 2:27 Lit to do for Him according to ↩
  12. 12. Luke 2:27 Luke 2:22 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 2:29 Luke 2:26 ↩
  14. 14. Luke 2:30 Ps 119:166, 174; Is 52:10; Luke 3:6 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 2:32 Is 9:2; 42:6; 49:6, 9; 51:4; 60:1-3; Matt 4:16; Acts 13:47; 26:23 ↩
  16. 16. Luke 2:32 Lit of the Gentiles ↩

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