Luke 2:27
And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, for them to do according to the custom of the law about him,
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In Context
28he also received it into his arms, and praised God, and said,
Cross References
Jeremiah 32:11So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, [according to] the law and custom, and that which was open,
Luke 2:22And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord,
Luke 2:48And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him, Child, why did thou this way to us? Behold, thy father and I were seeking thee sorrowing.
Luke 4:1And Jesus, full of Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
Acts 10:19And while Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, men seek thee.
Acts 16:7having come toward Mysia, they attempted to go toward Bithynia. And the Spirit did not allow them.
Matthew Henry on Luke 2:26-41
Christ and Simeon in the Temple; Anna in the Temple. 25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 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, 28 Then took he him up in his… Read the whole commentary →