Luke 2:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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  • Luke 1:6 : 6 They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.
  • Luke 2:38 : 38 And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.
  • Isa 25:9 : 9 And in that day it will be said, See, this is our God; we have been waiting for him, and he will be our saviour: this is the Lord in whom is our hope; we will be glad and have delight in his salvation.
  • Mark 15:43 : 43 There came Joseph of Arimathaea, a responsible man in high honour, who was himself waiting for the kingdom of God; and he went in to Pilate without fear, and made a request for the body of Jesus.
  • Isa 40:1 : 1 Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God.
  • Luke 23:51 : 51 (He had not given his approval to their decision or their acts), of Arimathaea, a town of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God:
  • Titus 2:11-14 : 11 For the grace of God has come, giving salvation to all men, 12 Training us so that, turning away from evil and the desires of this world, we may be living wisely and uprightly in the knowledge of God in this present life; 13 Looking for the glad hope, the revelation of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; 14 Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with good works.
  • 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For these words did not ever come through the impulse of men: but the prophets had them from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
  • Luke 1:41 : 41 And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,
  • Luke 1:67 : 67 And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:
  • Acts 10:2 : 2 A serious-minded man, fearing God with all his family; he gave much money to the poor, and made prayer to God at all times.
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.
  • Acts 24:16 : 16 And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
  • Dan 6:22-23 : 22 Then Daniel said to the king, O King, have life for ever. 23 My God has sent his angel to keep the lions' mouths shut, and they have done me no damage: because I was seen to be without sin before him; and further, before you, O King, I have done no wrong.
  • Mic 6:8 : 8 He has made clear to you, O man, what is good; and what is desired from you by the Lord; only doing what is right, and loving mercy, and walking without pride before your God.
  • Gen 6:9 : 9 These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.
  • Num 11:25 : 25 Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.
  • Num 11:29 : 29 And Moses said to him, Are you moved by envy on my account? If only all the Lord's people were prophets, and the Lord might put his spirit on them!
  • Job 1:1 : 1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.
  • Job 1:8 : 8 And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?

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    26 And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

    27 And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

    28 Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,

    29 Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;

    30 For my eyes have seen your salvation,

    31 Which you have made ready before the face of all nations;

    32 A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.

    33 And his father and mother were full of wonder at the things which were said about him.

    34 And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

    35 (And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.

  • Luke 2:21-24
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    21 And when, after eight days, the time came for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given to him before his birth.

    22 And when the necessary days for making them clean by the law of Moses had come to an end, they took him to Jerusalem to give him to the Lord

    23 (As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),

    24 And to make an offering, as it is ordered in the law of the Lord, of two doves or other young birds.

  • Luke 1:66-68
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    66 And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67 And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

    68 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

  • Acts 15:14
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    14 Symeon has given an account of how God was first pleased to take from among the Gentiles a people for himself.

  • Luke 1:14-16
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    14 And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

    15 For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

    16 And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

  • Luke 1:79-80
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    79 To give light to those in dark places, and in the shade of death, so that our feet may be guided into the way of peace.

    80 And the child became tall, and strong in spirit; and he was living in the waste land till the day when he came before the eyes of Israel.

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    23 From this man's seed has God given to Israel a Saviour, even Jesus, as he gave his word;

  • Luke 2:38
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    38 And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.

  • Luke 2:11-12
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    11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

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    32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

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  • Luke 1:75-77
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    75 In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

    76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

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    40 And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.

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    50 Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man

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    26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

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    22 The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

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    11 And he saw an angel of the Lord in his place on the right side of the altar.

  • Luke 2:8-9
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    8 And in the same country there were keepers of sheep in the fields, watching over their flock by night.

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    35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

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    21 And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time.

  • Matt 2:23
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    23 And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

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    6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth.

  • Luke 2:17
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    17 And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.