Luke 2:27

Luke 2:27

Simeon Sees God’s Salvation

25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, ^awaiting for the 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 ^asee death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

27 So he came ^aby the Spirit into the temple. And when the 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 blessed God and said:

29 “Lord, ^anow You are letting Your servant depart in peace,
According to Your word;

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When the parents brought in the child Jesus (en tw eisagagein touv goneiv to paidion Ihsoun). A neat Greek and Hebrew idiom difficult to render into English, very common in the LXX;

In the bringing the Child Jesus as to the parents. The articular infinitive and two accusatives (one the object, the other accusative of general reference).

After the custom of the law (kata to eiqismenon tou nomou). Here the perfect passive participle eiqismenon, neuter singular from eqizw (common Greek verb, to accustom) is used as a virtual substantive like to eqov in Luke 1:8. Luke alone in the N.T. uses either word save eqov in John 19:40, though eiwqa from eqw, occurs also in Matthew 27:15; Mark 10:1.

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Simeon Sees God’s Salvation

Luke 2:27

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