Luke 2:28
Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
Cross References
Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations.
Mark 9:36Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,
Luke 1:46Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people.
Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel 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 →