Luke 2:31

²⁹ Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

³⁰ For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

³² A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

³³ And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

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: which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
KJV: Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
WEB: which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;
ASV: Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
DARBY: which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
BLB: which You prepared before the face of all the peoples,

ÅB: som du har beredt for alle folks åsyn,
OTB: som du har beredt for alle folks åsyn:
B1930: som du har beredt for alle folks åsyn,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 42:1–4
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
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Isaiah 62:1–2
For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.
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Psalms 98:2–3
The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
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Isaiah 42:10–12
Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
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Isaiah 45:21–25
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.
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Psalms 97:6–8
The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.
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Psalms 96:10–13
Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously.
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Psalms 96:1–3
O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
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