Luke 2:27

And he came by the motion of the spirit into the Temple, and when the parents brought in the babe Iesus, to do for him after the custome of the Lawe,

Geneva Bible 1599

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

26And it was declared to him from God by the holy Ghost, that he shoulde not see death, before he had seene that Anointed of the Lord.

28Then hee tooke him in his armes, and praised God, and sayd,

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Cross References

Jeremiah 32:11So I tooke the booke of the possession, being sealed according to the Lawe, and custome, with the booke that was open,

Luke 2:22And when the daies of her purification after the Lawe of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Hierusalem, to present him to the Lord,

Luke 2:48So when they sawe him, they were amased, and his mother said vnto him, Sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? beholde, thy father and I haue sought thee with very heauie hearts.

Luke 4:1And Iesus full of the holy Ghost returned from Iordan, and was led by that Spirit into the wildernes,

Acts 10:19And while Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit sayde vnto him, Beholde, three men seeke thee.

Acts 16:7Then came they to Mysia, and sought to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

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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