Luke 2:28
Simeon took Him into his arms and blessed God and said:
Family 35 New Testament
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29“Sovereign, now You can release your slave in peace, according to Your word,
Cross References
Mark 9:36Then He took a child and stood him in their midst, and embracing him said to them,
Luke 1:46So Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and provided redemption for His people;
Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God over all that they had heard and seen, just as it was 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 →