Luke 2:32
a light unto the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
In Context
31which thou didst prepare before the face of all peoples;
33And His father and His mother were marveling at the words spoken concerning Him.
Cross References
Luke 2:10And the angel said to them; Fear not; for behold, I preach unto you the gospel of great joy, which shall be to all people;
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 →