Luke 2:28 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 2:28

Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

KJV

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

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Commentary

1 voice

Irenaeus

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

They say, too, that Simeon, "who took Christ into his arms, and gave thanks to God, and said, Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word," [Luke 2:28] was a type of the Demiurge, who, on the arrival of the Saviour, learned his own change of place, and gave thanks to Bythus.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When we receive the record which the gospel gives us of Christ with a lively faith, and the offer it makes us of Christ with love and resignation, then we take Christ in our arms. It was promised him that he should have a sight of Christ; but more is performed than was promised: he has him in his arms.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

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.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	then	G2532 →
αὐτὸς	autos	he himself	G846 →
ἐδέξατο	edexato	received	G1209 →
αὐτὸ	auto	Him	G846 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
ἀγκάλας	agkalas	arms	G43 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εὐλόγησεν	eulogēsen	blessed	G2127 →
τὸν	ton	<the>	G3588 →
θεὸν	theon	God	G2316 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἶπεν·	eipen	said:	G2036 →

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
Luke 1:46
Then Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord,
leads to
- 1 Samuel 2:1–10
  At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Psalms 34:2–3
  My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
- Psalms 35:9
  Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and exult in His salvation.
- Isaiah 61:10
  I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom…
- Psalms 103:1–2
  Bless the LORD, O my soul; all that is within me, bless His holy name.
Through
Luke 1:64
Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.
leads to
- Luke 1:20
  And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
Through
Mark 9:36
Then He had a little child stand among them. Taking the child in His arms, He said to them,
leads to
- Mark 10:16
  And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
Through
Luke 2:20
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
leads to
- Psalms 106:48
  Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say, “Amen!” Hallelujah!