Luke 2:27

And he came into the Temple, led by the Spirit. and when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

Montgomery New Testament

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

26Now it has been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

28he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,

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Cross References

Luke 2:22And when the days for purification according to the law of Moses had passed, they took him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord,

Luke 2:48When they saw him they were astonished, and his mother said to him "Child, why have you treated us so? Behold your father and I have been looking for you in anguish."

Luke 4:1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty days, all the time tempted by the devil.

Acts 10:19So the Spirit said to Peter, who was still pondering over the vision.

Acts 16:7When they got as far as Mysia, they attempted to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit it;

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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