Luke 2:27

This man came, by the Spirit, into the temple; and when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him as is commanded in the law,

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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

26And it had been told him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death, until he should see the Messiah of the Lord.

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

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Cross References

Luke 2:22And when the days of their purification were completed, according to the law of Moses, they carried him to Jerusalem, to present him before the Lord:

Luke 2:48And when they saw him they were amazed. And his mother said to him: My son, why hast thou done so to us? For lo, I and thy father have been seeking for thee with great anxiety.

Luke 4:1And Jesus, being full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan. And the Spirit led him into the wilderness,

Acts 10:19And while Simon was reflecting on the vision, the Spirit said to him: Lo, three men are inquiring for thee.

Acts 16:7And when they came into the region of Mysia, they were disposed to go from there into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus permitted them not.

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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