Luke 2:29 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 2:29

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Irenaeus

Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter 7) (202)

Therefore Abraham also, knowing the Father through the Word, who made heaven and earth, confessed Him to be God; and having learned, by an announcement [made to him], that the Son of God would be a man among men, by whose advent his seed should be as the stars of heaven, he desired to see that day, so that he might himself also embrace Christ; and, seeing it through the spirit of prophecy, he rejoiced. [Genesis 17:17] Wherefore Simeon also, one of his descendants, carried fully out the rejoicing of the patriarch, and said: "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

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.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Now lettest - Now thou “dost” let or permit. This word is in the indicative mood, and signifies that God was permitting him to die in peace, by having relieved his anxieties, allayed his fears, fulfilled the promises, and having by the appearing of the Messiah, removed every reason why he should live any longer, and every wish to live. Depart - Die. According to thy word - Thy promise made by revelation. God never disappoints. To many it might have appeared improbable, when such a promise was made to an old man, that it should be fulfilled.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

(1858)

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
νῦν	nun	Now	G3568 →
ἀπολύεις	apolueis	You dismiss	G630 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
δοῦλόν	doulon	servant	G1401 →
σου,	sou	of You,	G4771 →
δέσποτα,	despota	Lord,	G1203 →
κατὰ	kata	according to	G2596 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ῥῆμά	rhēma	declaration	G4487 →
σου	sou	of You	G4771 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
εἰρήνῃ	eirēnē	peace	G1515 →

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
Philippians 1:23
I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 5:8
  We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Psalms 17:15
  As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Through
Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors,…
leads to
- Revelation 20:6
  Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him…
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10
  He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
- 2 Timothy 4:7–8
  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Hebrews 4:9–11
  There remains, then, a Sabbath rest for the people of God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Through
Genesis 15:15
You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
leads to
- Job 5:26
  You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.