Luke 2:28

Simeon himself took the child in his arms, and blessed God, and said:

Twentieth Century New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

27Moved by the Spirit, Simeon came into the Temple Courts, and, when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the Law,

29“Now, Lord, thou wilt let thy servant go, According to thy word, in peace,

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Cross References

Mark 9:36Then Jesus took a little child, and placed it in the middle of them. Folding it in his arms, he said to them:

Luke 1:46And Mary said: “My soul exalts the Lord,

Luke 1:68“Blessed is the Lord, the God of Israel, Who has visited his people and wrought their deliverance,

Luke 2:20And the shepherds went back, giving glory and praise to God for all that they had heard and seen, as it had been 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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