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Luke 2:26

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It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

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Luke 2:26 in other translations

And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

Luke 2:26 · American Standard Version

Luke 2:26 in context

  1. 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.”
  2. 25Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
  3. 26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
  4. 27He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
  5. 28then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,