Luke 2:23

Luke 2:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
• New International Version (NIV)(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”),
• English Standard Version (ESV)(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
• New King James Version (NKJV)(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

Context of Luke 2:23

21Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived. 22Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord. The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the Lord.” 24So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.” 25At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him

Luke 2:23 word by word

καθὼς γέγραπται ἐν νόμῳ κυρίου ὅτι πᾶν ἄρσεν διανοῖγον μήτραν ἅγιον τῷ κυρίῳ κληθήσεται·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• it is writtenγράφωgraphō · to writeG1125
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• maleἄρρην, ἄρσηνarrhēn arsēn · maleG730
• that openethδιανοίγωdianoigō · to open upG1272
• the wombμήτραmētra · wombG3388
• shall be calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• to the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754

Cross-references for Luke 2:23

• Exodus 13:2“Dedicate to me every firstborn among the Israelites. The first offspring to be born, of both humans and animals, belongs to me.”
• Exodus 22:29“You must not hold anything back when you give me offerings from your crops and your wine. “You must give me your firstborn sons.
• Exodus 34:19“The firstborn of every animal belongs to me, including the firstborn males from your herds of cattle and your flocks of sheep and goats.
• Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn males are mine. On the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians, I set apart for myself all the firstborn in Israel, both of people and of animals. They are mine; I am the Lord.”
• Numbers 8:16“Of all the people of Israel, the Levites are reserved for me. I have claimed them for myself in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites; I have taken the Levites as their substitutes.
• Numbers 18:15“The firstborn of every mother, whether human or animal, that is offered to the Lord will be yours. But you must always redeem your firstborn sons and the firstborn of ceremonially unclean animals.

Commentaries on Luke 2:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23As it is written … - Exodus 13:2.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-24Verses 21-24 Our Lord Jesus was not born in sin, and did not need that mortification of a corrupt nature, or that renewal unto holiness, which were signified by circumcision. This ordinance was, in his case, a pledge of his future perfect obedience to the whole law, in the midst of sufferings and temptations, even unto death for us. At the end of forty days, Mary went up to the temple to offer the appointed sacrifices for her purification. Joseph also…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-4022-24. her purification--Though the most and best copies read "their," it was the mother only who needed purifying from the legal uncleanness of childbearing. "The days" of this purification for a male child were forty in all (Le 12:2, 4), on the expiry of which the mother was required to offer a lamb for a burnt offering, and a turtle dove or a young pigeon for a sin offering. If she could not afford a lamb, the mother had to bring another turtle dove or…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