Luke 2:28
then he received him into his arms and blessed God, and said,
World Messianic Bible British
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;
Cross References
Psalms 105:1Give thanks to the LORD! Call on his name! Make his doings known amongst the peoples.
Mark 9:36He took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
Luke 1:46Miriam said, “My soul magnifies the Lord.
Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;
Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told 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 →