Luke 2:28
Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29“Now, Master, yoʋ are releasing yoʋr servant in peace according to yoʋr word,
Cross References
Mark 9:36Then he took a child and placed him before them. And taking the child in his arms, he said to them,
Luke 1:46Then Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited his people and brought them redemption.
Luke 2:20Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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 →