Luke 2:28
*he* received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace;
Cross References
Psalms 105:1Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; make known his acts among the peoples.
Mark 9:36And taking a little child he set it in their midst, and having taken it in his arms he said to them,
Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,
Luke 1:68Blessed be [the] Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all things which they had heard and 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 →