Luke 2:27
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.
26 The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
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
- Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
- KJV
- And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
- WEB
- He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
- ASV
- And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,
- DARBY
- And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the custom of the law,
- BLB
- And he went in the Spirit into the temple. And in the parents bringing in the child Jesus [for] them to do according to that having become customary by the Law concerning Him,
- ÅB
- Han kom, drevet av Ånden, inn i templet, og da foreldrene førte barnet Jesus inn for å gjøre med ham som skikk var etter loven,
- OTB
- Han kom til tempelet, drevet av Ånden. Da foreldrene brakte inn barnet Jesus for å gjøre med ham som skikken var etter loven,
- B1930
- Han kom, drevet av Ånden, inn i templet, og da foreldrene førte barnet Jesus inn for å gjøre med ham som skikk var efter loven,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 2:22
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
Read in contextMatthew 4:1
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Read in contextLuke 2:48
When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
Read in contextLuke 2:41
Every year His parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover.
Read in contextActs 10:19
As Peter continued to reflect on the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are looking for you.
Read in contextLuke 2:51
Then He went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But His mother treasured up all these things in her heart.
Read in contextActs 11:12
The Spirit told me to accompany them without hesitation. These six brothers also went with me, and we entered the man’s home.
Read in contextRevelation 17:3
And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
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