Luke 2:28
Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;
Cross References
Psalms 105:1O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.
Mark 9:36And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Luke 1:46And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;
Luke 1:68Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
Luke 2:20Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to 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 →