Luke 2:27
And he came, in the Spirit, into the temple; and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do according to that which was customary by the law concerning it,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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28even he, welcomed it into his arms, and blessed God, and said—
Cross References
Jeremiah 32:11Then took I the scroll of purchase, both that which was sealed—the title and the conditions—and that which was open;
Luke 2:22And, when the days of their purification, according to the law of Moses, were fulfilled, they took him up into Jerusalem, to present [him] unto the Lord,—
Luke 2:48And, when they behold him, they were astounded, and his mother said unto him—Child! why, hast thou dealt with us, thus? Lo! thy father and I, in anguish, were seeking thee.
Luke 4:1And, Jesus, full of Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the desert,
Acts 10:19And, as Peter was pondering over the vision, the Spirit said—Lo! two men, seeking thee.
Acts 16:7but, coming along Mysia, they were attempting to journey into Bithynia,—and, the Spirit of Jesus, suffered 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 →