Luke 2:27

So he came in the Spirit into the temple courts, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary under the law,

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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

26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

28Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,

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Cross References

Luke 2:22When the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought Jesus up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

Luke 2:48When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, “Child, why have yoʋ treated us like this? Behold, yoʋr father and I have been looking for yoʋ in great distress.”

Luke 4:1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

Acts 10:19As Peter continued pondering the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, some men are looking for yoʋ.

Acts 16:7When they reached Mysia, they tried to go on toward Bithynia, but the Spirit did not allow 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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