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Luke 2:29

NETBible	“Now, according to your word,¹ Sovereign Lord,² permit³ your servant⁴ to depart⁵ in peace.
NIV © biblegateway Luk 2:29	"Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you now dismiss your servant in peace.
NASB © biblegateway Luk 2:29	"Now Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, According to Your word;
NLT © biblegateway Luk 2:29	"Lord, now I can die in peace! As you promised me,
MSG © biblegateway Luk 2:29	God, you can now release your servant; release me in peace as you promised.
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 2:29	Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 2:29	"Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word;
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 2:29	"Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to Your word;
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KJV	Lord <1203>_, now <3568> lettest thou <630> (0) thy <4675> servant <1401> depart <630> (5719) in <1722> peace <1515>_, according <2596> to thy <4675> word <4487>_:
NASB © biblegateway Luk 2:29	"Now <3568> Lord <1203> , You are releasing <630> Your bond-servant <1401> to depart <630> in peace <1515> , According <2596> to Your word <4487> ;
NET [draft] ITL	“Now <3568> , according to <2596> your <4675> word <4487> , Sovereign Lord <1203> , permit <630> your <4675> servant <1401> to depart <630> in <1722> peace <1515> .
GREEK	nun apolueiv doulon sou despota kata to rhma sou en eirhnh

NETBible

“Now, according to your word,¹ Sovereign Lord,² permit³ your servant⁴ to depart⁵ in peace.

NET Notes

¹sn The phrase according to your word again emphasizes that God will perform his promise.

²tn The Greek word translated here by “Sovereign Lord” is δεσπότης (despoth").

³sn This short prophetic declaration is sometimes called the Nunc dimittis, which comes from the opening phrase of the saying in Latin, “now dismiss,” a fairly literal translation of the Greek verb ἀπολύεις (apolueis, “now release”) in this verse.

⁴tn Here the Greek word δοῦλος (doulos, “slave”) has been translated “servant” since it acts almost as an honorific term for one specially chosen and appointed to carry out the Lord’s tasks.

⁴sn Undoubtedly the background for the concept of being the Lord’s slave or servant is to be found in the Old Testament scriptures. For a Jew this concept did not connote drudgery, but honor and privilege. It was used of national Israel at times (Isa 43:10), but was especially associated with famous OT personalities, including such great men as Moses (Josh 14:7), David (Ps 89:3; cf. 2 Sam 7:5, 8) and Elijah (2 Kgs 10:10); all these men were “servants (or slaves) of the Lord.”

⁵tn Grk “now release your servant.”