Luke 2:30
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.
For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
31 which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
- KJV
- For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
- WEB
- for my eyes have seen your salvation,
- ASV
- For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
- DARBY
- for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
- BLB
- For my eyes saw Your salvation,
- ÅB
- for mine øyne har sett din frelse,
- OTB
- for mine øyne har sett din frelse,
- B1930
- for mine øine har sett din frelse,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 49:6
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”
Read in contextLuke 2:10–11
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:
Read in contextGenesis 49:18
I await Your salvation, O LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:10
The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.
Read in contextLuke 3:6
And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”
Read in context2 Samuel 23:1–5
These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:
Read in contextActs 4:10–12
then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
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