Luke 2:28
He also took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace;
Cross References
Psalms 105:1Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
Mark 9:36Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Luke 1:46And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord.
Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:
Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all the things they had heard and seen, as it was told unto 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 →