Luke 2:22

And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
when	ὅτε hote	G3753	at which (thing) too · conjunction
days	ἡμέραι hēmerai	G2250	day · noun — nominative plural feminine
of	καθαρισμοῦ katharismou	G2512	a washing off · noun — genitive singular masculine
her	αὐτῶν autōn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive plural masculine
purification	καθαρισμός katharismós	G2512	a washing off
to	κατὰ kata	G2596	(prepositionally) down (in place or time) · preposition
law	νόμον nomon	G3551	law (through the idea of prescriptive usage) · noun — accusative singular masculine
Moses	Μωϋσέως, Mōuseōs	G3475	Moseus · noun — genitive singular masculine, a proper name
accomplished	ἐπλήσθησαν eplēsthēsan	G4130	to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
brought	ἀνήγαγον anēgagon	G321	to lead up · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine
to	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
Jerusalem	Ἱεροσόλυμα Hi'erosoluma	G2414	Hierosolyma (i.e. Jerushalaim) · noun — accusative plural neuter, a place
present	παραστῆσαι parastēsai	G3936	to stand beside · verb — second aorist active infinitive
Lord	κυρίῳ kuriō	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — dative singular masculine, a title

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Cross-references

Leviticus 12:1-8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:21-24

Our Lord Jesus, being made of a woman, was made under the law, Gal 4:4. He was not only, as the son of a daughter of Adam, made under the law of nature, but as the son of a daughter of Abraham was made under the law of Moses; he put his neck under that yoke, though it was a heavy yoke, and a shadow of good things to come. Though its institutions were beggarly elements, and rudiments of this world, as the apostle calls them, Christ submitted to it, that he might with the better grace cancel it, and set it aside for us. Now here we have two instances of his being made under that law, and submitting to it. I. He was circumcised on the very day that the law appointed (Luk 2:21): When eight days…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:22

PURIFICATION OF THE VIRGIN--PRESENTATION OF THE BABE IN THE TEMPLE-SCENE THERE WITH SIMEON AND ANNA. (Luke 2:22-40) her purification--Though the most and best copies read "their," it was the mother only who needed purifying from the legal uncleanness of childbearing. "The days" of this purification for a male child were forty in all (Lev 12:2, Lev 12:4), on the expiry of which the mother was required to offer a lamb for a burnt offering, and a turtle dove or a young pigeon for a sin offering. If she could not afford a lamb, the mother had to bring another turtle dove or young pigeon; and, if even this was beyond her means, then a portion of fine flour, but without the usual fragrant accompa…

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Adam Clarke on Luke 2:22

Days of her purification - That is, thirty-three days after what was termed the seven days of her uncleanness - forty days in all: for that was the time appointed by the law, after the birth of a male child. See Lev 12:2, Lev 12:6. The MSS. and versions differ much in the pronoun in this place: some reading αυτης, Her purification; others αυτου, His purification; others αυτων, Their purification; and others αυτοιν, the purification of Them Both. Two versions and two of the fathers omit the pronoun, Αυτων, their, and αυτου, his, have the greatest authorities in their support, and the former is received into most of the modern editions. A needless scrupulosity was, in my opinion, the origin of…

The Church Fathers

This is Anna the daughter of Phanuel, who gave thanks to God concerning Him in the temple, when His parents brought Him up into the temple in the days of their purification, to present Him to the Lord, as it is written.
— Cosmas Indicopleustes, The Christian Topography, Book 5

Therefore the Evangelist has well observed, that the days of her purification were come according to the law, who since she had conceived of the Holy Spirit, was free from all uncleanness. It follows, They brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
— Titus of Bostra ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

Spare also the babe from circumcision, that he may escape the pain thereof; nor let him be brought into the temple, lest he burden his parents with the expense of the offering; nor let him be handed to Simeon, lest the old man be saddened at the point of death.
— Tertullian, On the Flesh of Christ

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Dictionary and topics

Birth — As soon as a child was born it was washed, and rubbed with salt (Ezek. 16:4), and then swathed with bandages (Job 38:9; Luke 2:7, 12). A Hebrew mother remained forty days in seclusion after the birth…
Children — The blessing of offspring, but especially of the male sex, is highly valued among all eastern nations, while a the absence is regarded as one of the severest punishments. (Genesis 16:2; 7:14; 1…
Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Defilement · .Childbirth — .Childbirth
First Born, The · Laws respecting, observed at Christ’s birth — Laws respecting, observed at Christ’s birth
Jesus, The Christ · .Is presented in the temple (in — .Is presented in the temple (in
Purification · .After childbirth — .After childbirth
Temple, The Second · Christ: Presented in — Christ: Presented in
Women · .After childbirthLe 12; — .After childbirthLe 12;

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 2:22

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:21-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:22

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:22

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 2:22

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:21-24

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:22

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:22

The Church Fathers

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John Gill on Luke 2:22

John Calvin on Luke 2:22-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 2:22