Luke 2:28

The old man took the baby and held him in front of him. And he praised God and said,

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

27Now the Spirit said to him, “Go to the temple now.” And so the old man went. While he was in the temple, Joseph and Mary arrived and Simeon met them there.

29“Lord, I have done your work now, and it is finished. So let me go and rest in peace, because your word is true.

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Cross References

Luke 1:46Then Mary said, “I am praising the Lord God all the time.

Luke 1:68“Let us praise the Lord, the God of the people of Israel, because he has come among us now. He has helped us his people and set us free.

Luke 2:20Then the men went back to their sheep, praising God for the wonderful things they had seen and heard. They had found everything just as the angels had told 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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