Luke 2:28
he received Him into his arms and blessed God and said;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29Now, O Lord, thou art letting thy servant depart, in peace according to thy word;
Cross References
Mark 9:36And taking a little child, He placed it in their midst; and taking it up in His arms, He said to them,
Luke 1:46And Mary said; My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because He looked upon us and wrought redemption to His people, and raised up unto us a horn of salvation
Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God, for all things which they heard and saw, as it was spoken to 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 →