Luke 2:32

Luke 2:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel."
• New King James Version (NKJV)A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”

Context of Luke 2:32

30I have seen your salvation, 31which you have prepared for all people. He is a light to reveal God to the nations, and he is the glory of your people Israel!” 33Jesus’ parents were amazed at what was being said about him. 34Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, and many others to rise. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.

Luke 2:32 word by word

φῶς εἰς ἀποκάλυψιν ἐθνῶν καὶ δόξαν λαοῦ σου Ἰσραήλ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• lightenἀποκάλυψιςapokalupsis · revelationG602
• the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• the gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• ofλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992
• thyσύsu · youG4771
• IsraelἸσραήλIsraēl · IsraelG2474

Cross-references for Luke 2:32

• Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine.
• Isaiah 42:6“I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations.
• Isaiah 49:6He says, “You will do more than restore the people of Israel to me. I will make you a light to the Gentiles, and you will bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.”
• Isaiah 60:1“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
• Matthew 4:16the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light. And for those who lived in the land where death casts its shadow, a light has shined.”
• Acts 13:47For the Lord gave us this command when he said, ‘I have made you a light to the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the farthest corners of the earth.’”
• Acts 28:28So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”
• Romans 15:8Remember that Christ came as a servant to the Jews to show that God is true to the promises he made to their ancestors.
• Psalms 85:9Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so our land will be filled with his glory.
• Isaiah 4:2But in that day, the branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious; the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of all who survive in Israel.
• Isaiah 45:25In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified, and in him they will boast.
• Isaiah 60:19“No longer will you need the sun to shine by day, nor the moon to give its light by night, for the Lord your God will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
• Jeremiah 2:11Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones, even though they are not gods at all? Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God for worthless idols!
• Zechariah 2:5Then I, myself, will be a protective wall of fire around Jerusalem, says the Lord. And I will be the glory inside the city!’”
• 1 Corinthians 1:31Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”
• Revelation 21:23And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.

Commentaries on Luke 2:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32A light to lighten the Gentiles - - A light of the Gentiles, for revelation. By Moses and the prophets, a light of revelation was given to the Jews, in the blessedness of which the Gentiles did not partake. By Christ and his apostles, a luminous revelation is about to be given unto the Gentiles, from the blessedness of which the Jews in general, by their obstinacy and unbelief, shall be long excluded. But to all true Israelites it shall be a glory, an…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32A light to lighten the Gentiles - This is in accordance with the prophecies in the Old Testament, Isaiah 9:6-7; Psalm 98:3; Malachi 4:2. The Gentiles are represented as sitting in darkness that is, in ignorance and sin. Christ is a “light” to them, as by him they will be made acquainted with the character of the true God, his law, and the plan of redemption. As the darkness rolls away when the sun arises, so ignorance and error flee away when Jesus gives…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. 32The prophet Isaiah predicted that the kingdom of God would bring salvation to all the nations (Isaiah 42:6–7; 49:6). the glory of your people Israel: This quote from Isaiah 46:13 says that God’s salvation will bring glory to Israel. Israel’s role in the Old Testament was to bring glory to God by revealing God’s light to the nations.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3231-32. all people--all the peoples, mankind at large. a light to the Gentiles--then in thick darkness. glory of thy people Israel--already Thine, and now, in the believing portion of it, to be so more gloriously than ever. It will be observed that this "swan-like song, bidding an eternal farewell to this terrestrial life" [Olshausen], takes a more comprehensive view of the kingdom of Christ than that of Zacharias, though the kingdom they sing of is one.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