26 And (A)it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not (B)see death before he had seen the Lord’s [a]Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, [b](C)to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, 28 then he took Him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:26 I.e. Messiah
  2. Luke 2:27 Lit to do for Him according to

26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. 27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,(A) 28 Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

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