Lukas 2,26

24 og for å bære frem det offer som er foreskrevet i Herrens lov: "et par turtelduer eller to dueunger."

25 Nå var det i Jerusalem en mann ved navn Simeon. Han var rettferdig og gudfryktig og ventet på Israels trøst, og Den Hellige Ånd var over ham.

Det var blitt åpenbart for ham av Den Hellige Ånd at han ikke skulle se døden før han hadde sett Herrens Messias.

27 Han kom til tempelet, drevet av Ånden. Da foreldrene brakte inn barnet Jesus for å gjøre med ham som skikken var etter loven,

28 tok Simeon ham i armene og lovpriste Gud og sa:

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.

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BSB
The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
KJV
And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
WEB
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
ASV
And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord`s Christ.
DARBY
And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.
BLB
And it was divinely revealed to him by the Holy Spirit [that] he would not see death before he should see the Christ of the Lord.
ÅB
og det var åpenbart ham av den Hellige Ånd at han ikke skulle se døden før han hadde sett Herrens salvede.
OTB
Det var blitt åpenbart for ham av Den Hellige Ånd at han ikke skulle se døden før han hadde sett Herrens Messias.
B1930
og det var åpenbaret ham av den Hellige Ånd at han ikke skulde se døden før han hadde sett Herrens salvede.

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