Luke 2:36-38

36 And there was ¹a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin,

37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. ^[a] She did not depart from the temple, ²worshiping with ³fasting and prayer night and day.

38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were ⁴waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Cross References

• 1. 2:36 See Ex. 15:20
• 2. 2:37 1 Tim. 5:5
• 3. 2:37 ch. 5:33; Matt. 6:16-18; Acts 13:2; 14:23; 2 Cor. 6:5; 11:27
• 4. 2:38 ver. 25; See ch. 1:68

Footnotes

• [a] 2:37 Or 'as a widow for eighty-four years'