Luke 2:28
he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29"Now, O Sovereign Lord, Thou dost send Thy servant away in peace, in fulfilment of Thy word,
Cross References
Mark 9:36And taking a young child He made him stand in their midst, then threw His arms round him and said,
Luke 1:46Then Mary said: "My soul extols the Lord,
Luke 1:68"Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel," he said, "Because He has not forgotten His people but has effected redemption for them,
Luke 2:20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen in accordance with the announcement made to 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 →