Luke 2:30
"Because my eyes had seen the salvation,
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
In Context
29"Now lettest thou thy slave depart, O Master; according to thy word in peace,
31"Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
Cross References
Luke 2:10"Have no fear, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be for all the people.
Acts 4:10"be it known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that in the name of Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, in him does this man stand before you strong and well.
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 →