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Text -- Luke 2:26-52 (NET)
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2:26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ .
2:27 So Simeon, directed by the Spirit , came into the temple courts , and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law ,
2:28 Simeon took him in his arms and blessed God , saying ,
2:29 “Now , according to your word , Sovereign Lord , permit your servant to depart in peace .
2:30 For my eyes have seen your salvation
2:31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples :
2:32 a light , for revelation to the Gentiles , and for glory to your people Israel .”
2:33 So the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was said about him .
2:34 Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary , “Listen carefully : This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected .
2:35 Indeed , as a result of him the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed – and a sword will pierce your own soul as well!”
The Testimony of Anna
2:36 There was also a prophetess , Anna the daughter of Phanuel , of the tribe of Asher . She was very old , having been married to her husband for seven years until his death.
2:37 She had lived as a widow since then for eighty-four years . She never left the temple , worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day .
2:38 At that moment , she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and to speak about the child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem .
2:39 So when Joseph and Mary had performed everything according to the law of the Lord , they returned to Galilee , to their own town of Nazareth .
2:40 And the child grew and became strong , filled with wisdom , and the favor of God was upon him .
Jesus in the Temple
2:41 Now Jesus ’ parents went to Jerusalem every year for the feast of the Passover .
2:42 When he was twelve years old , they went up according to custom .
2:43 But when the feast was over , as they were returning home , the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem . His parents did not know it,
2:44 but (because they assumed that he was in their group of travelers ) they went a day’s journey . Then they began to look for him among their relatives and acquaintances .
2:45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him .
2:46 After three days they found him in the temple courts , sitting among the teachers , listening to them and asking them questions .
2:47 And all who heard Jesus were astonished at his understanding and his answers .
2:48 When his parents saw him , they were overwhelmed . His mother said to him , “Child , why have you treated us like this ? Look , your father and I have been looking for you anxiously .”
2:49 But he replied , “Why were you looking for me ? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house ?”
2:50 Yet his parents did not understand the remark he made to them .
2:51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth , and was obedient to them . But his mother kept all these things in her heart .
2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature , and in favor with God and with people .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Simeon |
Jesus, The Christ |
Joseph |
JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY |
Mary |
JESUS CHRIST, 4A |
Temple |
Religion |
ESSENES |
Passover |
Faith |
ANNA |
LAW IN THE NEW TESTAMENT |
Nazareth |
HOLY SPIRIT, 2 |
Joy |
Women |
Death |
Phanuel |
Children |
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NET Notes: Luk 2:26 The revelation to Simeon that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ is yet another example of a promise fulfilled in Luke 1-2. A...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:28 Grk “and said.” The finite verb in Greek has been replaced with a participle in English to improve the smoothness of the translation.
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NET Notes: Luk 2:31 Is the phrase all peoples a reference to Israel alone, or to both Israel and the Gentiles? The following verse makes it clear that all peoples include...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:32 In other words, Jesus is a special cause for praise and honor (“glory”) for the nation.
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NET Notes: Luk 2:33 The term refers to the amazement at what was happening as in other places in Luke 1–2 (1:63; 2:18). The participle is plural, while the finite v...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:35 This remark looks to be parenthetical and addressed to Mary alone, not the nation. Many modern English translations transpose this to make it the fina...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:36 Her age is emphasized by the Greek phrase here, “she was very old in her many days.”
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NET Notes: Luk 2:37 The statements about Anna worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day make her extreme piety clear.
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NET Notes: Luk 2:38 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: Luk 2:41 The custom of Jesus and his family going to Jerusalem every year for the feast of the Passover shows their piety in obeying the law (Exod 23:14-17).
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NET Notes: Luk 2:42 Most mss, especially later ones (A Cvid Θ Ψ 0130 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat) have εἰς ῾Ιεροσ ...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:45 The return to Jerusalem would have taken a second day, since they were already one day’s journey away.
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NET Notes: Luk 2:46 This is the only place in Luke’s Gospel where the term διδάσκαλος (didaskalo", “tea...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:47 There was wonder (all who heard…were astonished) that Jesus at such a young age could engage in such a discussion. The fact that this story is t...
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NET Notes: Luk 2:49 Or “I must be about my Father’s business” (so KJV, NKJV); Grk “in the [things] of my Father,” with an ellipsis. This ver...
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