Luke 2:27-28

Context
2:27 So¹ Simeon,² directed by the Spirit,³ came into the temple courts,⁴ and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what was customary according to the law,⁵ 2:28 Simeon⁶ took him in his arms and blessed God, saying,⁷

[2:27] ¹tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the consequential nature of the action.

[2:27] ²tn Grk “he”; the referent (Simeon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:27] ³tn Grk “So in the Spirit” or “So by the Spirit,” but since it refers to the Spirit’s direction the expanded translation “directed by the Spirit” is used here.

[2:27] ⁴tn Grk “the temple.”

[2:27] ⁵tn Grk “to do for him according to the custom of the law.” See Luke 2:22-24.

[2:28] ⁶tn Grk “he”; the referent (Simeon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:28] ⁷tn Grk “and said.” The finite verb in Greek has been replaced with a participle in English to improve the smoothness of the translation.