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 Living Translation (NLT)As a result, the deepest thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your very soul.”

Context of Luke 2:35

33And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him. 34Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.” 36Now there was one, Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; 37and this woman was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers 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 42:10As with a breaking of my bones, My enemies reproach me, While they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
• John 19:25Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.
• Luke 16:14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, also heard all these things, and they derided Him.
• Deuteronomy 8:2And you shall remember that the Lord your God led you all the way these forty years in the wilderness, to humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep His commandments or not.
• Judges 5:15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; As Issachar, so was Barak Sent into the valley under his command; Among the divisions of Reuben There were great resolves of heart.
• Matthew 12:24Now when the Pharisees heard it they said, “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.”
• John 8:42Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.
• Acts 8:21You have neither part nor portion in this matter, for your heart is not right in the sight of God.
• 1 Corinthians 11:19For there must also be factions among you, that those who are approved may be recognized among you.
• 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of 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

Topics related to Luke 2:35

• Faith
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Mary
• Religion
• Simeon
• Temple

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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