Luke 2:36-38

36 And there was a ¹prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of ²the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years ³and had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,

37 and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four *. She never left the temple, serving night and day with ⁴fastings and prayers.

38 At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were ⁵looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Cross References

• 1. Luke 2:38; Acts 21:9
• 2. Joshua 19:24
• 3. 1 Timothy 5:9
• 4. Luke 5:33; Acts 13:3; Acts 14:23; 1 Timothy 5:5
• 5. Luke 1:68; Luke 2:25

Footnotes

• [a] Or "Hannah"
• [b] Lit "days"
• [c] Lit "virginity"
• [d] Lit "hour"