Luke 2:28

he also took him up, into his arms, and he blessed God and said:

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Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

In Context

27And he went with the Spirit to the temple. And when the child Jesus was brought in by his parents, in order to act on his behalf according to the custom of the law,

29“Now you may dismiss your servant in peace, O Lord, according to your word.

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Cross References

Psalms 105:1Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation.

Mark 9:36“Whoever receives one such child in my name, receives me. And whoever receives me, receives not me, but him who sent me.”

Luke 1:46And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord.

Luke 1:68“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel. For he has visited and has wrought the redemption of his people.

Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told 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 →

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