Luke 2:28
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29Lord, now let you your servant depart in peace, according to your word: (o. rhema)
Cross References
Psalms 105:1O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Mark 9:36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul does magnify the Lord,
Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he has visited and redeemed his people,
Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told 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 →