Luke 2:28

Then toke he hym vp in his armes, & praysed God, and sayde:

Bible (Bishops')

In The King James Version

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

In Context

27And he came by inspiration into the temple: And when the father & mother brought in the chylde Iesus, to do for hym after the custome of the lawe,

29Lord nowe lettest thou thy seruaut depart in peace, accordyng to thy promise.

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Cross References

Mark 9:36And he toke a young childe, & set him in the myddes of them: and when he had taken hym in his armes, he sayde vnto them.

Luke 1:46And Marie saide: My soule magnifieth the Lorde.

Luke 1:68Praysed be ye Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited & redeemed his people.

Luke 2:20And the sheepheardes returned, praysyng & laudyng God, for all the thinges that they had hearde and seene, euen as it was tolde vnto 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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