Luke 2:36

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher;—the same, advanced in many days; having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

In Context

35And, thou! through thy very soul, shall pass a sword, that, reasonings, may be revealed, out of many hearts.

37and, she, had been a widow for as long as eighty-four years,—who left not the temple, with fastings and supplications, rendering divine service night and day;—

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Cross References

Genesis 30:13and Leah said, For my happiness, surely happy have daughters pronounced me. So she called his name, Asher.

Judges 4:4And, Deborah, a woman who was a prophetess, wife of Lapidoth, she, was judging Israel, at that time:

Job 5:26Thou shalt come, yet robust, to the grave, as a stack of sheaves mounteth up in its season.

Acts 2:18And, even upon my men-servants and upon my maid-servants in those days, will I pour out of my Spirit, and they shall prophesy;

1 Corinthians 12:1But, concerning the spiritually gifted, brethren, I am not wishing you to be ignorant.

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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