Luke 2:28

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

27This 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,

29My Lord, now release thou thy servant in peace, as thou hast said:

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Cross References

Mark 9:36And he took a child, and set him in the midst, and took him in his arms and said to them:

Luke 1:46And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord:

Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who hath visited his people, and wrought redemption for them:

Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all that they had seen and heard, as it was told them.

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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