Search results for: Luke 2:41-50
Luke 2:16 (NIV)
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
Luke 2:17 (NIV)
When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
Luke 2:18 (NIV)
and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
Luke 2:19 (NIV)
But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
Luke 2:20 (NIV)
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Luke 2:21 (NIV)
On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
Luke 2:22 (NIV)
When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
Luke 2:23 (NIV)
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord” ),
Luke 2:24 (NIV)
and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
Luke 2:25 (NIV)
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Luke 2:26 (NIV)
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
Luke 2:27 (NIV)
Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
Luke 2:28 (NIV)
Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
Luke 2:29 (NIV)
“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
Luke 2:30 (NIV)
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
Luke 2:31 (NIV)
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
Luke 2:32 (NIV)
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”
Luke 2:33 (NIV)
The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.
Luke 2:34 (NIV)
Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
Luke 2:35 (NIV)
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
Luke 2:36 (NIV)
There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
Luke 2:37 (NIV)
and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
Luke 2:38 (NIV)
Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Luke 2:39 (NIV)
When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth.
Luke 2:40 (NIV)
And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.