Luke 2:29 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 2:29

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

KJV

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ASV

Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord, According to thy word, in peace;

DBT

Lord, now thou lettest thy bondman go, according to thy word, in peace;

WEB

“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.

YLT

`Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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Genesis 46:30
And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
Isaiah 57:2
He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Matthew 13:16
But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
Philippians 1:23
For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

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Moses was promised that he should see Canaan, and then die; but he prayed that this word might be altered, Deut. iii. Simeon is promised that he should not see death till he had seen Christ; and he is willing to construe that beyond what was expressed, as an intimation that, when he had seen Christ, he should die: Lord, be it so, saith he, now let me depart.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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