Luke 2:25

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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KJV

King James Version

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

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WEB

World English Bible

Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name [was] Simeon. And this man [was] righteous and devout, waiting for [the] consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Luke 2

²³ (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),

²⁴ and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

²⁶ The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

²⁷ Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,

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