Luke 2:30
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
In Context
29Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;
31Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;
Cross References
Genesis 49:18I have been waiting for your salvation, O Lord.
Isaiah 49:6It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
Luke 2:10And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:
Acts 4:10Take note, all of you, and all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you put to death on the cross, whom God gave back from the dead, even through him is this man now before you completely well.
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 →