Luke 2:37

και αυτη χηρα ωσ ετων ογδοηκοντα τεσσαρων η ουκ αφιστατο απο του ιερου νηστειαισ και δεησεσιν λατρευουσα νυκτα και ημεραν

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In The King James Version

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

In Context

36και ην αννα προφητισ θυγατηρ φανουηλ εκ φυλησ ασηρ αυτη προβεβηκυια εν ημεραισ πολλαισ ζησασα ετη μετα ανδροσ επτα απο τησ παρθενιασ αυτησ

38και αυτη αυτη τη ωρα επιστασα ανθωμολογειτο τω κυριω και ελαλει περι αυτου πασιν τοισ προσδεχομενοισ λυτρωσιν εν ιερουσαλημ

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Cross References

Acts 13:3τοτε νηστευσαντεσ και προσευξαμενοι και επιθεντεσ τασ χειρασ αυτοισ απελυσαν

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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