Luke 2:25-32 New International Version

²⁵Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.^(A) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,^(B) and the Holy Spirit was on him. ²⁶It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. ²⁷Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,^(C) ²⁸Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

²⁹“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,^(D)
    you may now dismiss^[a] your servant in peace.^(E)
³⁰For my eyes have seen your salvation,^(F)
³¹    which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
³²a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”^(G)

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Footnotes

Luke 2:29 Or promised, / now dismiss

Cross references

Luke 2:25 : Lk 1:6
Luke 2:25 : ver 38; Isa 52:9; Lk 23:51
Luke 2:27 : ver 22
Luke 2:29 : ver 26
Luke 2:29 : Ac 2:24
Luke 2:30 : Isa 40:5; 52:10; Lk 3:6
Luke 2:32 : Isa 42:6; 49:6; Ac 13:47; 26:23

路加福音 2:25-32 Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Simplified)

西面见婴孩愿安然去世

²⁵在耶路撒冷有一个人名叫西面，这人又公义又虔诚，素常盼望以色列的安慰者来到，又有圣灵在他身上。 ²⁶他得了圣灵的启示，知道自己未死以前，必看见主所立的基督。 ²⁷他受了圣灵的感动，进入圣殿，正遇见耶稣的父母抱着孩子进来，要照律法的规矩办理。 ²⁸西面就用手接过他来，称颂神，说： ²⁹“主啊，如今可以照你的话，释放仆人安然去世！ ³⁰因为我的眼睛已经看见你的救恩， ³¹就是你在万民面前所预备的， ³²是照亮外邦人的光，又是你民以色列的荣耀。”