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Luke 2:34

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and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

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Luke 2:34 in other translations

and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

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Luke 2:34 in context

  1. 32A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.
  2. 33And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him;
  3. 34and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;
  4. 35yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.
  5. 36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,