Luke 2:28
And Simeon took Jesus from them, and held him in his arms, and he thanked God, and said,
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29“Now, God, I can die happy, just like you promised me,
Cross References
Mark 9:36There was a young kid in that house, and Jesus picked him up and said, “Look at this little kid. If you follow me, and if you are friendly to little kids like this one, and if you help them, well, really you are friendly to me too. And if you are friendly to me, well, really you are friendly to my father in heaven too. He is the one that sent me here.”
Luke 1:46Mary said, “God is really good and really great, and I want to tell everybody about him.
Luke 1:68“The God of us Israel mob, he is a great God. He came now to save us, his people.
Luke 2:20As those men walked back to their sheep, they talked about how everything happened, just like God’s angel said. They said to God, “You are really great.” And they told everybody that God is great.
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 →