Luke 2
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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 for sevenG2033 yearsG2250 afterG575 her 6marriageG3932, 37and then as a widowG5503 to the ageG2094 of eighty-fourG3589G5064. She did not leaveG868 the templeG2413 grounds, servingG3000 nightG3571 and dayG2250 with 7fastsG3521 and prayersG1162. 38And at that veryG846 8momentG5610 she cameG2186 upG2186 and began givingG437 thanksG437 to GodG2316, and continued to speakG2980 aboutG4012 Him to allG3956 thoseG3588 who were 9lookingG4327 forwardG4327 toG4327 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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