Luke 2:29
27 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:
“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
31 which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- KJV
- Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
- WEB
- “Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;
- ASV
- Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord, According to thy word, in peace;
- DARBY
- Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace;
- BLB
- “Now, Lord, You dismiss Your servant in peace, according to Your word.
- ÅB
- Herre! nå lar du din tjener fare herfra i fred, etter ditt ord;
- OTB
- "Herre, nå lar du din tjener fare herfra i fred,
etter ditt ord; - B1930
- Herre! nu lar du din tjener fare herfra i fred, efter ditt ord;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
Read in contextGenesis 15:15
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:23
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
Read in contextGenesis 46:30
Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
Read in contextIsaiah 57:1–2
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
Read in contextLuke 2:26
The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
Read in contextPsalms 37:37
Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
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