NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 26

Luke 2:26

World English Bible Updated

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

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Luke 2:23–29

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(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

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and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

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Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

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He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,

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then he received him into his arms and blessed God, and said,

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“Now you are releasing your servant, Master,

according to your word, in peace;

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  1. “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew) both mean “Anointed One”

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