Luke 2:25
“And behold, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon, and the same man was iust and deuout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the holy Ghost was vpon him.”
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Luke 2:25 Context
23(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Euery male that openeth the wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord) 24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Law of the Lord, a paire of turtle doues, or two yong pigeons. 25And behold, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon, and the same man was iust and deuout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the holy Ghost was vpon him. 26And it was reuealed vnto him by the holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seene the Lords Christ. 27And hee came by the spirit into the Temple: and when the parents brought in the child Iesus, to doe for him after the custome of the Lawe,
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And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
- King James Version
And 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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)