Luke 2:22

Jesus Presented at the Temple

22 And 1when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem 2to present him to the Lord

Luke 2:22 In-Context

20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
21 And at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Leviticus 12; [ver. 21, 27; Galatians 4:4]
  • 2. [1 Samuel 1:22, 24]
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