Luke 2:36-38
New American Standard Bible
36 And there was a (A)prophetess, [a]Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of (B)the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in [b]years (C)and had lived with her husband for seven years after her [c]marriage, 37 and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the temple grounds, serving night and day with (D)fasts and prayers. 38 And at that very [d]moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak about Him to all those who were (E)looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
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Luke 2:36-38
Lexham English Bible
The Testimony of Anna
36 And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher (she was advanced in years,[a] having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,[b] 37 and herself as a widow up to eighty-four years)[c] who did not depart from the temple with fastings and prayers, serving night and day. 38 And at that same hour she approached and[d] began to give thanks[e] to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
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- Luke 2:36 Literally “with many days”
- Luke 2:36 Literally “from her virginity”
- Luke 2:37 Or “eighty-four years as a widow”
- Luke 2:38 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Luke 2:38 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to give thanks”)
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