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Luke 2:23

Jesus
The law

21 When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.

22 And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

24 and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
KJV
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
WEB
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
ASV
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
DARBY
(as it is written in the law of [the] Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
BLB
(just as it has been written in the Law of the Lord: “Every male opening a womb will be called holy to the Lord”),
ÅB
som det er skrevet i Herrens lov: Alt mannkjønn som åpner mors liv, skal kalles hellig for Herren -
OTB
(som det står skrevet i Herrens lov: "Hver førstefødt gutt skal vies Herren"),
B1930
som det er skrevet i Herrens lov: Alt mannkjønn som åpner mors liv, skal kalles hellig for Herren -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 13:2

    “Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”

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  • Numbers 3:13

    for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”

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  • Exodus 22:29

    You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.

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  • Numbers 18:15

    The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.

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  • Exodus 34:19

    The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.

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  • Numbers 8:16–17

    For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.

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  • Exodus 13:12–15

    you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.

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