Luke 2:26-28

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

²⁶It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.^[a] ²⁷Guided by the Spirit, Simeon^[b] came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, ²⁸Simeon^[c] took him in his arms and praised God, saying,

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Luke 2:26 Or the Lord’s Christ
Luke 2:27 Gk In the Spirit, he
Luke 2:28 Gk he

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