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Luke 2:26 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

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

Luke 2:26

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24 and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

25 Behold, 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.

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

27 He 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,

28 then he received him into his arms and blessed God, and said,

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"Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled."

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"Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,"

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