Luke 2:28
he took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 105:1Alleluia. Acknowledge ye to the Lord, and inwardly call ye his name; tell ye his works among heathen men + 105:1 Compare Psalm 105:1-15 to 1st Chronicles 16:8-22. ( Alleluia. Give ye thanks to the Lord, and call ye on his name; tell ye about his works among the heathen.)
Mark 9:36And he took a child, and set him in the middle [or in the midst] of them; and when he had embraced him, he said to them,
Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul magnifieth the Lord,
Luke 1:68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited, and made redemption of his people (or and made redemption for his people).
Luke 2:20And the shepherds turned again, glorifying and praising God in all things that they had heard and seen, as it was said to them. (And the shepherds returned home, glorifying and praising God for all the things which they had heard and seen, as it was said 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 →