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Luke 2:32

SalvationThe stranger and outcastJesus Christ

30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

31 which You have prepared in the sight of all people,

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”

33 The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.

34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,

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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
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
KJV
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
WEB
a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
ASV
A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.
DARBY
a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.
BLB
a light to the uncovering of the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel.”
ÅB
et lys til åpenbarelse for hedningene, og en herlighet for ditt folk Israel.
OTB
et lys til åpenbaring for hedningene,
og en herlighet for ditt folk Israel."
B1930
et lys til åpenbarelse for hedningene, og en herlighet for ditt folk Israel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 60:1–3

    Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.

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  • 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.”

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  • Acts 26:23

    that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

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  • Acts 13:47–48

    For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”

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  • Isaiah 42:6–7

    “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,

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  • Isaiah 9:2

    The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.

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  • Revelation 21:23

    And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, because the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its lamp.

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  • Isaiah 60:19

    No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.

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