Luke 2:35

Luke 2:35 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
• New International Version (NIV)so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)(and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
• New King James Version (NKJV)(yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

Context of Luke 2:35

33So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him. 34Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected. Indeed, as a result of him the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed – and a sword will pierce your own soul as well!” 36There was also a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, having been married to her husband for seven years until his death. 37She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years. She never left the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

Luke 2:35 word by word

καὶ σοῦ δὲ αὐτῆς τὴν ψυχὴν διελεύσεται ῥομφαία ὅπως ἂν ἀποκαλυφθῶσιν ἐκ πολλῶν καρδιῶν διαλογισμοί.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ἄνan · ifG302
• Yeaδέde · thenG1161
• a swordῥομφαίαrhomphaia · swordG4501
• shall pierce throughδιέρχομαιdierchomai · to pass throughG1330
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• ownαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• soulὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• soulψυχήpsuchē · soulG5590
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• thatὅπωςhopōs · thatG3704
• the thoughtsδιαλογισμόςdialogismos · reasoningG1261
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• may be revealedἀποκαλύπτωapokaluptō · to revealG601

Cross-references for Luke 2:35

• Psalms 42:10My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
• John 19:25Now standing beside Jesus’ cross were his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
• Deuteronomy 8:2Remember the whole way by which he has brought you these forty years through the desert so that he might, by humbling you, test you to see if you have it within you to keep his commandments or not.
• Judges 5:15Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah, the men of Issachar supported Barak; into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. Among the clans of Reuben there was intense heart searching.
• Matthew 12:24But when the Pharisees heard this they said, “He does not cast out demons except by the power of Beelzebul, the ruler of demons!”
• John 8:42Jesus replied, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come from God and am now here. I have not come on my own initiative, but he sent me.
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.
• Acts 8:21You have no share or part in this matter because your heart is not right before God!
• 1 Corinthians 11:19For there must in fact be divisions among you, so that those of you who are approved may be evident.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.

Commentaries on Luke 2:35

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also - Probably meaning, Thou also, as well as thy son, shall die a martyr for the truth. But as this is a metaphor used by the most respectable Greek writers to express the most pungent sorrow, it may here refer to the anguish Mary must have felt when standing beside the cross of her tortured son: John 19:25.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35Yea, a sword … - The sufferings and death of thy Son shall deeply afflict thy soul. And if Mary had not been thus forewarned and sustained by strong faith, she could not have borne the trials which came upon her Son; but God prepared her for it, and the holy mother of the dying Saviour was sustained. That the thoughts … - This is connected with the preceding verse: “He shall be a sign, a conspicuous object to be spoken against, that the thoughts of many…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-35Verses 25-35 The same Spirit that provided for the support of Simeon's hope, provided for his joy. Those who would see Christ must go to his temple. Here is a confession of his faith, that this Child in his arms was the Saviour, the salvation itself, the salvation of God's appointing. He bids farewell to this world. How poor does this world look to one that has Christ in his arms, and salvation in his view! See here, how comfortable is the death of a good…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35The thoughts of many hearts: Israel's true inner response to God would be made known through how they respond to Jesus. a sword will pierce your soul as well: Mary would experience great pain watching her son suffer and die on the cross.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 34-3534-35. set--appointed. fall and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against--Perhaps the former of these phrases expresses the two stages of temporary "fall of many in Israel" through unbelief, during our Lord's earthly career, and the subsequent "rising again" of the same persons after the effusion of the Spirit at pentecost threw a new light to them on the whole subject; while the latter clause describes the determined enemies of the…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings