Luke 2:32
a light for enlightenment of Gentiles, and glory of thy people Israel.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
In Context
31which thou prepared toward the face of all the peoples:
33And Joseph and his mother were marveling at the things being spoken about him.
Cross References
Isaiah 4:2In that day the branch of LORD shall be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land shall be excellent and comely for those who have escaped from Israel.
Isaiah 42:6I, LORD, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles,
Isaiah 49:6yea, he says, It is too light a thing that thou should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou may be my salvation to the e
Isaiah 60:19The sun shall no more be thy light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to thee, but LORD will be to thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Zechariah 2:5For I, says LORD, will be to her a wall of fire round about, and I will be the glory in the midst of her.
Luke 2:10And the agent said to them, Fear not, for behold, I bring you good-news of great joy that will be to all the people,
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 →