Luke 2:27

So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, that they might do for Him according to the custom of the law,

English Majority Text (NT)

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 it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he should see the Lord's Christ.

28he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said: 1

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Cross References

Luke 2:22Now when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

Luke 2:48And when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Child, why have You treated us this way? Look, Your father and I were seeking You anxiously.”

Luke 4:1Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Acts 10:19Now while Peter pondered about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, men are seeking you.

Acts 16:7And having come to Mysia they attempted to go to Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit 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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