Luke 2:28

then toke he him vp in his armes and sayde.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

In Context

27And he came by inspiracion into the temple. And when the father and mother brought in the chylde Iesus to do for him after the custome of the lawe

29Lorde Now lettest thou thy seruaut departe in peace accordinge to thy promes.

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Cross References

Mark 9:36And he toke a chylde and set him in the middes of them and toke him in his armes and sayde vnto them.

Luke 1:46And Mary sayde. My soule magnifieth the Lorde.

Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lorde God of Israel for he hath visited and redemed his people.

Luke 2:20And the shepherdes retourned praysinge and laudinge God for all that they had herde and sene evyn as it was told vnto 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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