Luke 2:28
then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he said,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
In Context
29'Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,
Cross References
Psalms 105:1Give ye thanks to Jehovah — call ye in His name, Make known among the peoples His acts.
Mark 9:36And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,
Luke 1:46And Mary said, 'My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luke 1:68'Blessed [is] the Lord, the God of Israel, Because He did look upon, And wrought redemption for His people,
Luke 2:20and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, 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 →