Luke 2:25-35

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was ¹righteous and ²devout, ³waiting for ⁴the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not ⁵see death before he had seen ⁶the Lord’s Christ.

27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when ⁷the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,

28 he took him up in his arms and ⁸blessed God and said,

29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant^[a] depart ⁹in peace, ¹⁰according to your word;

30 for ¹¹my eyes have seen your ¹²salvation

31 ¹³that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

32 ¹⁴a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and ¹⁵for glory to ¹⁶your people Israel. ”

33 And ¹⁷his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.

34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed ¹⁸for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign ¹⁹that is opposed

35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed. ”

Cross References

• 1. 2:25 ch. 1:6
• 2. 2:25 Acts 2:5; 8:2; 22:12
• 3. 2:25 ver. 38; ch. 23:51; Isa. 25:9; Mark 15:43; [Gen. 49:18]
• 4. 2:25 Isa. 40:1; 57:18
• 5. 2:26 Ps. 89:48; John 8:51; Heb. 11:5; [Acts 2:27]
• 6. 2:26 [ch. 9:20; 23:35; 1 Sam. 24:6]
• 7. 2:27 ver. 33, 41, 43, 48-51
• 8. 2:28 ch. 1:64
• 9. 2:29 Gen. 15:15
• 10. 2:29 ver. 26
• 11. 2:30 Isa. 52:10
• 12. 2:30 See ch. 3:6
• 13. 2:31 Ps. 98:2; See ch. 24:47
• 14. 2:32 Isa. 42:6; 49:6; 52:10; 60:3; John 8:12; Acts 13:47; 26:23
• 15. 2:32 [Isa. 45:25; 46:13]
• 16. 2:32 ver. 10
• 17. 2:33 ver. 27
• 18. 2:34 [Isa. 8:14; Matt. 21:44; John 9:39; 1 Cor. 1:23, 24; 2 Cor. 2:16; 1 Pet. 2:8, 9]
• 19. 2:34 Acts 28:22

Footnotes

• [a] 2:29 Greek 'bondservant'