Luke 2:31
which thou hast prepared before the face of all the peoples;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
In Context
30for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
32a light to enlighten the gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel.
Cross References
Psalms 96:10Say among the nations, Jehovah is king; The world shall stand firm; it shall not be moved; He will judge the nations in righteousness.
Psalms 98:2The LORD hath made known his salvation; His righteousness hath he manifested in the sight of the nations.
Isaiah 42:10Sing to Jehovah a new song; His praise to the ends of the earth; Ye that go down upon the sea, and all that fill it; Ye distant coasts, and ye that dwell therein!
Isaiah 62:1For Zion's sake I will not keep silence, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, Until her deliverance break forth like the shining light, And her salvation like a blazing torch.
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 →