Luke 2:29
“Now, God, I can die happy, just like you promised me,
Plain English Version
In The King James Version
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
In Context
28And Simeon took Jesus from them, and held him in his arms, and he thanked God, and said,
Cross References
Genesis 46:30Then Jacob said to his son Joseph, “Now I have seen you again, and I know that you are still alive. That’s the only thing I wanted. So I’m ready to die now.”
Philippians 1:23I want to do both. I want to leave this body and go to be with Jesus Christ. That will be a lot better for me.
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 →