Luke 2:28

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
Then	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
took	ἐδέξατο edexato	G1209	to receive (in various applications · verb — aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
he	αὐτὸς autos	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — nominative singular masculine
him	αὐτὸ auto	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular neuter
up	δέχομαι déchomai	G1209	to receive (in various applications
in	εἰς eis	G1519	to or into (indicating the point reached or entered) · preposition
his	αὐτός autós	G846	the reflexive pronoun self
arms	ἀγκάλας agkalas	G43	an arm (as curved) · noun — accusative plural feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
blessed	εὐλόγησεν eulogēsen	G2127	to speak well of · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
God	θεὸν theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
said	εἶπεν· eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular

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Cross-references

Mark 9:36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Luke 1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
Luke 2:13-14 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
Luke 2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
Psalms 32:11-33:1 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Psalms 105:1-3 O give thanks unto the LORD; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
Psalms 135:19-20 Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
Mark 10:16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:25-40

Even when he humbles himself, still Christ has honour done him to balance the offence of it. That we might not be stumbled at the meanness of his birth, angels then did him honour; and now, that we may not be offended at his being presented in the temple, like other children born in sin, and without any manner of solemnity peculiar to him, but silently, and in the crowd of other children, Simeon and Anna now do him honour, by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost. I. A very honourable testimony is borne to him by Simeon, which was both a reputation to the child and an encouragement to the parents, and might have been a happy introduction of the priests into an acquaintance with the Saviour, if t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:28

took him up in his arms--immediately recognizing in the child, with unhesitating certainty, the promised Messiah, without needing Mary to inform him of what had happened to her. [OLSHAUSEN]. The remarkable act of taking the babe in his arms must not be overlooked. It was as if he said, "This is all my salvation and all my desire" (Sa2 23:5).

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:28

Then took he him up in his arms - What must the holy soul of this man have felt in this moment! O inestimable privilege! And yet ours need not be inferior: If a man love me, says Christ, he will keep my word; and I and the Father will come in unto him, and make our abode with him. And indeed even Christ in the arms could not avail a man, if he were not formed in his heart.

John Gill on Luke 2:28

Then took he him up in his arms,.... That same Spirit that had revealed unto him that he should not die till he saw the Messiah with his bodily eyes; and who by a secret impulse had moved him to go to the temple just at this time made known unto him that that child which Joseph and Mary then brought into the temple to present to the Lord, was the Messiah; wherefore, in a rapture of joy, he took him out of their arms into his own, embracing him with all affection and respect imaginable: though, some think he was a priest, and it being his office to present the firstborn to the Lord, he took him in his arms, and did it; but the former account seems more agreeable: and blessed God; praised him…

The Church Fathers

(ubi sup.) How blessed was that holy entrance to holy things through which he hastened on to the end of life, blessed those hands which handled the word of life, and the arms which were held out to receive Him!
— Gregory of Nyssa ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

They say, too, that Simeon, "who took Christ into his arms, and gave thanks to God, and said, Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy word," [Luke 2:28] was a type of the Demiurge, who, on the arrival of the Saviour, learned his own change of place, and gave thanks to Bythus.
— Irenaeus ((Reporting Valentinian Views)), Against Heresies (Book I, Chapter 8)

Now the righteous man, according to the law, received the Child Jesus in his arms, that he might signify that the legal righteousness of works under the figure of the hands and arms was to be changed for the lowly indeed but saving grace of Gospel faith. The old man received the infant Christ, to convey thereby that this world, now worn out as it were with old age, should return to the childlike innocence of the Christian life.
— Bede ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

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…
Death — May be simply defined as the termination of life. It is represented under a variety of aspects in Scripture: (1.) “The dust shall return to the earth as it was” (Eccl. 12:7). (2.) “Thou takest away…
Simeon — Hearing. (1.) The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained by Joseph in…
Holy Spirit, The, Is God · Being invoked as Jehovah — Being invoked as Jehovah
Jesus, The Christ · .Is presented in the temple (in — .Is presented in the temple (in
Praise · Exemplified: Simeon — Exemplified: Simeon
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled
Simeon · .Blesses Jesus (when an infant) in the temple — .Blesses Jesus (when an infant) in the temple
Thanksgiving · Exemplified: Simeon — Exemplified: Simeon

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 2:28

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:25-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:28

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:28

John Gill on Luke 2:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 2:28

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:25-40

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:28

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:28

John Gill on Luke 2:28

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 2:22-32

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 2:27