Luke 2:32
a light for revelation of [the] Gentiles and [the] glory of thy people Israel.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
In Context
31which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
33And his father and mother wondered at the things which were said concerning him.
Cross References
Isaiah 4:2In that day there shall be a sprout of Jehovah for beauty and glory, and the fruit of the earth for excellency and for ornament for those that are escaped of Israel.
Isaiah 42:6I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will take hold of thy hand; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the nations,
Isaiah 49:6and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Isaiah 60:19The sun shall be no more thy light by day, neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee; but Jehovah shall be thine everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.
Zechariah 2:5and I, saith Jehovah, I will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.
Luke 2:10And the angel said to them, Fear not, for behold, I announce to you glad tidings of great joy, which shall be to all the people;
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 →