Luke 2:26 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 2:26

The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

KJV

And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

It was revealed unto him - He was divinely informed, κεχρηματισμενον - he had an express communication from God concerning the subject. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him. The soul of a righteous and devout man is a proper habitation for the Holy Spirit. He should not see death - They that seek shall find: it is impossible that a man who is earnestly seeking the salvation of God, should be permitted to die without finding it. The Lord’s Christ - Rather, the Lord’s anointed.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Those, and those only, can with courage see death, and look it in the face without terror, that have had by faith a sight of Christ. The seasonable coming of Simeon into the temple, at the time when Christ was presented there,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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

We see, in the case of Simeon — how God has a believing people even in the worst of places, and in the darkest times. Religion was at a very low ebb in Israel when Christ was born. The Old testament teachings were spoiled by the doctrines of Pharisees and Sadducees. The fine gold had become deplorably dim. Yet even then we find in the midst of Jerusalem a man "just and devout" — a man "upon whom is the Holy Spirit." It is a cheering thought, that God never leaves Himself entirely without a witness.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἦν	ēn	it was	G1510 →
αὐτῷ	autō	to him	G846 →
κεχρηματισμένον	kechrēmatismenon	revealed	G5537 →
ὑπὸ	hupo	by	G5259 →
τοῦ	tou	the	G3588 →
πνεύματος	pneumatos	Spirit	G4151 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
ἁγίου	hagiou	Holy	G40 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἰδεῖν	idein	to see	G1492 →
θάνατον	thanaton	death	G2288 →
πρὶν	prin	before	G4250 →
ἢ	ē	than	G2228 →
ἂν	an	when	G302 →
ἴδῃ	idē	he may see	G1492 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
χριστὸν	christon	Christ	G5547 →
κυρίου	kuriou	of [the] Lord	G2962 →

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
Acts 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
leads to
- Luke 4:18
  “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
- Acts 2:22
  Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
- Isaiah 11:2
  The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- John 3:34
  For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
Through
Psalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
leads to
- John 15:15
  No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…
- John 14:21–23
  Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
Through
John 8:51
Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps My word, he will never see death.”
leads to
- John 11:25–26
  Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.