Luke 2:28
then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord, According to thy word, in peace;
Cross References
Psalms 105:1Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name; make known his doings among the peoples.
Mark 9:36And he took a little child, and set him in the midst of them: and taking him in his arms, he said unto them,
Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; For he hath visited and wrought redemption for his people,
Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto 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 →