Luke 2:27

And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and as the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do for him according to the custom of the law,

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

26And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.

28*he* received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

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Cross References

Jeremiah 32:11And I took the writing of the purchase, that which was sealed [according to] the law and the statutes, and that which was open;

Luke 2:22And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him 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 hast thou dealt thus with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee distressed.

Luke 4:1But Jesus, full of [the] Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness

Acts 10:19But as Peter continued pondering over the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee;

Acts 16:7having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus 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 →

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