Temple Presentation of Jesus
3 BC traditional (Jones)
- Passage
- Luke 2:22-38
- Place
- Jerusalem
- Before
- Jesus Circumsized
- After
- Childhood of Jesus
Participants
Taking part, as Theographic records them, most often named first.
Divine
Places
Where it happens. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Jerusalem
Every verse
All 17 verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
Luke17 verses
- 2:22
And when the time of purification according to the Law of Moses was complete, His parents brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
- 2:23
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
- 2:24
and to offer the sacrifice specified in the Law of the Lord: “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
- 2:25
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
- 2:26
The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- 2:27
Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,
- 2:28
Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
- 2:29
“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
- 2:30
For my eyes have seen Your salvation,
- 2:31
which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
- 2:32
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”
- 2:33
The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
- 2:34
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
- 2:35
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”
- 2:36
There was also a prophetess named Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was well along in years. She had been married for seven years,
- 2:37
and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
- 2:38
Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.