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Luke 2:23

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(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

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Luke 2:23 in other translations

(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

Luke 2:23 · World English Bible

Luke 2:23 in context

  1. 21And when eight days were fulfilled for circumcising him, his name was called JESUS, which was so called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
  2. 22And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord
  3. 23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
  4. 24and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
  5. 25And 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.