Luke 2:36 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 2:36

There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

KJV

And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

⋯

Commentary

1 voice

Irenaeus

Against Heresies (Book I, Chapter 8) (202)

They also assert that by Anna, who is spoken of in the gospel [Luke 2:36] as a prophetess, and who, after living seven years with her husband, passed all the rest of her life in widowhood until she saw the Saviour, and recognised Him, and spoke of Him to all, was most plainly indicated Achamoth, who, having for a little while looked upon the Saviour with His associates, and dwelling all the rest of the time in the intermediate place, waited for Him till He should come again, and restore her to her proper consort.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Anna, a prophetess - It does not appear that this person was a prophetess in the strict sense of the word, i.e. one who could foretell future events; but rather a holy woman; who, from her extensive knowledge and deep experience in Divine things, was capable of instructing others; according to the use of the word προφητευω, 1Co 14:3: He that prophesieth, speaketh unto men to edification, and to exhortation, and to comfort. So we find this holy widow proclaiming Jesus to all who looked for redemption in Jerusalem, Luk 2:

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke (lightly modernized text, Grace Gems edition) (1858)

The verses we have now read, introduce us to a servant of God whose name is nowhere else mentioned in the New Testament. The history of Anna , like that of Simeon — is related only by Luke. The wisdom of God ordained that a woman as well as a man — should testify to the fact that Messiah was born. In the mouth of two witnesses it was established that Malachi's prophecy was fulfilled — that the messenger of the covenant would suddenly come to the Temple. (Malachi 3:1.)

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Anna--or, Hannah. a prophetess--another evidence that "the last times" in which God was to "pour out His Spirit upon all flesh" were at hand. of the tribe of Aser--one of the ten tribes, of whom many were not carried captive, and not a few reunited themselves to Judah after the return from Babylon.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Καὶ	Kai	And	G2532 →
ἦν	ēn	there was	G1510 →
Ἅννα	Hanna	Anna	G451 →
προφῆτις,	prophētis	a prophetess,	G4398 →
θυγάτηρ	thugatēr	daughter	G2364 →
Φανουήλ,	Phanouēl	of Phanuel,	G5323 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
φυλῆς	phulēs	[the] tribe	G5443 →
Ἀσήρ·	Asēr	of Asher;	G768 →
αὕτη	hautē	she	G3778 →
προβεβηκυῖα	probebēkuia	having advanced	G4260 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
ἡμέραις	hēmerais	years	G2250 →
πολλαῖς,	pollais	great,	G4183 →
ζήσασα	zēsasa	having lived	G2198 →
μετὰ	meta	with	G3326 →
ἀνδρὸς	andros	a husband	G435 →
ἔτη	etē	years	G2094 →
ἑπτὰ	hepta	seven	G2033 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῆς	tēs	the	G3588 →
παρθενίας	parthenias	marriage	G3932 →
αὐτῆς·	autēs	of herself;	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 92:14
In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
leads to
- Isaiah 46:4
  Even to your old age, I will be the same, and I will bear you up when you turn gray. I have made you, and I will carry you; I will sustain you and…
- Jeremiah 17:8
  He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not…
- Psalms 71:18
  Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Philippians 1:11
  filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
- John 15:2–5
  He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.
Through
Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
leads to
- Psalms 150:4
  Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.
- 1 Samuel 18:6
  As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and…
Through
Judges 4:4
Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.
leads to
- Exodus 15:20
  Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.