Luke 2
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Luke 2:11-40

11ForG3754 to youG5213 is bornG5088 this dayG4594 inG1722 the cityG4172 of DavidG1138 a SaviourG4990, whoG3739 isG2076 ChristG5547 the LordG2962. 12AndG2532 thisG5124 shall be a signG4592 to youG5213; Ye shall findG2147 the babeG1025 wrapped in swaddling clothesG4683, lyingG2749 inG1722 a mangerG5336. 13AndG2532 suddenlyG1810 there wasG1096 withG4862 the angelG32 a multitudeG4128 of the heavenlyG3770 hostG4756 praisingG134 GodG2316, andG2532 sayingG3004, 14GloryG1391 to GodG2316 inG1722 the highestG5310, andG2532 onG1909 earthG1093 peaceG1515, good willG2107 towardG1722 menG444. 15AndG2532 it came to passG1096, whenG5613 the angelsG32 had gone awayG565 fromG575 themG846 intoG1519 heavenG3772, the shepherdsG444G4166 saidG2036 oneG240 toG4314 anotherG240, Let usG1330 nowG1211 goG1330 even toG2193 BethlehemG965, andG2532 seeG1492 thisG5124 thingG4487 which is come to passG1096, whichG3739G3588 the LordG2962 hath made knownG1107 to usG2254.1 16AndG2532 they cameG2064 with hasteG4692, andG2532G5037 foundG429 MaryG3137, andG2532 JosephG2501, andG2532 the babeG1025 lyingG2749 inG1722 a mangerG5336. 17AndG1161 when they had seenG1492 it, they made known abroadG1232 the sayingG4012G4487 whichG3588 was toldG2980 themG846 concerningG4012 thisG5127 childG3813. 18AndG2532 allG3956 they that heardG191 it wonderedG2296 atG4012 those things whichG3588 were toldG2980 themG4314G846 byG5259 the shepherdsG4166. 19ButG1161 MaryG3137 keptG4933 allG3956 these thingsG4487G5023, and ponderedG4820 them inG1722 herG846 heartG2588. 20AndG2532 the shepherdsG4166 returnedG1994, glorifyingG1392 andG2532 praisingG134 GodG2316 forG1909 all the thingsG3956 thatG3739 they had heardG191 andG2532 seenG1492, asG2531 it was toldG2980 toG4314 themG846.

21AndG2532 whenG3753 eightG3638 daysG2250 were accomplishedG4130 for the circumcisingG4059 of the childG3813, hisG846 nameG3686 was calledG2564 JESUSG2424, whoG3588 was so namedG2564 byG5259 the angelG32 beforeG4253 heG846 was conceivedG4815 inG1722 the wombG2836. 22AndG2532 whenG3753 the daysG2250 of herG846 purificationG2512 accordingG2596 to the lawG3551 of MosesG3475 were accomplishedG4130, they broughtG321 himG846 toG1519 JerusalemG2414, to presentG3936 him to the LordG2962; 23(AsG2531 it is writtenG1125 inG1722 the lawG3551 of the LordG2962, EveryG3956 maleG730 that openethG1272 the wombG3388 shall be calledG2564 holyG40 to the LordG2962;) 24AndG2532 to offerG1325 a sacrificeG2378 accordingG2596 to that which is saidG2046 inG1722 the lawG3551 of the LordG2962, A pairG2201 of turtledovesG5167, orG2228 twoG1417 youngG3502 pigeonsG4058.

25AndG2532, beholdG2400, there wasG2258 a manG444 inG1722 JerusalemG2419, whoseG3739 nameG3686 was SimeonG4826; andG2532 the sameG3778 manG444 was righteousG1342 andG2532 devoutG2126, waitingG4327 for the consolationG3874 of IsraelG2474: andG2532 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 wasG2258 uponG1909 himG846. 26AndG2532 it wasG2258 revealedG5537 to himG846 byG5259 the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, that he shouldG1492 notG3361 seeG1492 deathG2288, beforeG4250G2228 he had seenG1492 the Lord’sG2962 ChristG5547. 27AndG2532 he cameG2064 byG1722 the SpiritG4151 intoG1519 the templeG2411: andG2532 when the parentsG1118 broughtG1521 inG1722 the childG3813 JesusG2424, to doG4160G846 forG4012 himG846 afterG2596 the customG1480 of the lawG3551, 28ThenG2532 heG846 tookG1209 himG846 upG1209 inG1519 hisG846 armsG43, andG2532 blessedG2127 GodG2316, andG2532 saidG2036, 29LordG1203, nowG3568 lettest thouG630 thyG4675 servantG1401 departG630 inG1722 peaceG1515, accordingG2596 to thyG4675 wordG4487: 30ForG3754 myG3450 eyesG3788 have seenG1492 thyG4675 salvationG4992, 31WhichG3739 thou hast preparedG2090 beforeG2596 the faceG4383 of allG3956 peopleG2992; 32A lightG5457 toG1519 enlightenG602 the GentilesG1484, andG2532 the gloryG1391 of thyG4675 peopleG2992 IsraelG2474. 33AndG2532 JosephG2501 andG2532 hisG846 motherG3384 marvelledG2258G2296 atG1909 those things which were spokenG2980 concerningG4012 himG846. 34AndG2532 SimeonG4826 blessedG2127 themG846, andG2532 saidG2036 toG4314 MaryG3137 hisG846 motherG3384, BeholdG2400, thisG3778 child is setG2749 forG1519 the fallG4431 andG2532 rising againG386 of manyG4183 inG1722 IsraelG2474; andG2532 forG1519 a signG4592 which shall be spoken againstG483; 35(AndG1161, a swordG4501 shall pierce throughG1330 thyG4675 ownG846 soulG5590 alsoG2532,) thatG3704 the thoughtsG1261 ofG1537 manyG4183 heartsG2588G302 may be revealedG601. 36AndG2532 there wasG2258 one AnnaG451, a prophetessG4398, the daughterG2364 of PhanuelG5323, ofG1537 the tribeG5443 of AsherG768: sheG3778G846 was of a greatG4183G1722 ageG2250G4260, and had livedG2198 withG3326 an husbandG435 sevenG2033 yearsG2094 fromG575 herG846 virginityG3932; 37AndG2532 sheG3778 was a widowG5503 of aboutG5613 eightyG3589 and fourG5064 yearsG2094, whoG3739 departedG868 notG3756 fromG575 the templeG2411, but servedG3000 God with fastingsG3521 andG2532 prayersG1162 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250. 38AndG2532 sheG3778G846 coming inG2186 thatG846 instantG5610 gave thanks likewiseG437 to the LordG2962, andG2532 spokeG2980 ofG4012 himG846 to allG3956 them that lookedG4327 for redemptionG3085 inG1722 JerusalemG2419.2 39AndG2532 whenG5613 they had performedG5055 all thingsG537 accordingG2596 to the lawG3551 of the LordG2962, they returnedG5290 intoG1519 GalileeG1056, toG1519 their ownG846 cityG4172 NazarethG3478. 40AndG1161 the childG3813 grewG837, andG2532 became strongG2901 in spiritG4151, filledG4137 with wisdomG4678: andG2532 the graceG5485 of GodG2316 wasG2258 uponG1909 himG846.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 2:15 the shepherds: Gr. the men the shepherds ↩
  2. 2. Luke 2:38 Jerusalem: or, Israel ↩

Commentaries on Luke 2

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