Luke 2:27

And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 he had received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

28He also took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said:

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Cross References

Jeremiah 32:11And I took the deed of the purchase that was sealed, and the stipulations, and the ratifications with the seals that were on the outside.

Luke 2:22And after the days of her purification, according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord:

Luke 2:48And seeing him, they wondered. And his mother said to him: Son, why hast thou done so to us? behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

Luke 4:1And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert,

Acts 10:19And as Peter was thinking of the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold three men seek thee.

Acts 16:7And when they were come into Mysia, they attempted to go into Bythynia, and the Spirit of Jesus suffered them not.

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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