Luke 2:29
Now, dost thou dismiss thy servant, O Sovereign, according to thy declaration—in peace;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:
In Context
28even he, welcomed it into his arms, and blessed God, and said—
30Because mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Cross References
Genesis 46:30Then said Israel unto Joseph I am ready to die at last,—now that I have seen thy face, in that thou art, yet alive.
Isaiah 57:1The righteous one, hath perished, And not a man, hath taken it to heart—Yea the men of lovingkindness, have been withdrawn No one considering, That from the presence of calamity, hath the righteous been withdrawn.
Philippians 1:23I am held in constraint, however, by reason of the two,—having, the coveting, to be released, and to be with, Christ, for it were far better!
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 →