Luke 2:28

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • Luke 1:64 : 64 And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.
  • Luke 1:68 : 68 Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,
  • Luke 2:13-14 : 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.
  • Luke 2:20 : 20 Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.
  • Ps 32:11-33:1 : 11 Be glad in the Lord with joy, you upright men; give cries of joy, all you whose hearts are true. 1 Be glad in the Lord, O doers of righteousness; for praise is beautiful for the upright.
  • Ps 105:1-3 : 1 O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples. 2 Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works. 3 Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad.
  • Ps 135:19-20 : 19 Give praise to the Lord, O children of Israel: give praise to the Lord, O sons of Aaron: 20 Give praise to the Lord, O sons of Levi: let all the worshippers of the Lord give him praise.
  • Mark 9:36 : 36 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
  • Mark 10:16 : 16 And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.
  • Luke 1:46 : 46 And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 2:20-27
    8 verses
    82%

    20Then the keepers of the sheep went back, giving glory and praise to God for all the things which had come to their ears and which they had seen, as it had been said to them.

    21And 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.

    22And 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),

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

    25And 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.

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

    27And 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,

  • Mark 10:16
    81%

    16And he took them in his arms, and gave them a blessing, putting his hands on them.

  • Luke 2:29-30
    2 verses
    79%

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

    30For my eyes have seen your salvation,

  • Mark 9:36
    76%

    36And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,

  • Luke 2:38-41
    4 verses
    75%

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

    39And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.

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

    41And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.

  • Luke 1:66-68
    3 verses
    75%

    66And 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.

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

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

  • Luke 2:33-34
    2 verses
    73%

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

    34And 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;

  • Luke 1:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32He 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:

  • Luke 1:40-44
    5 verses
    72%

    40And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

    41And 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,

    42And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

    43How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

    44For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

  • Matt 2:21
    72%

    21And he got up, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel.

  • Luke 2:52
    71%

    52And Jesus was increasing in wisdom and in years, and in grace before God and men.

  • Luke 24:50-51
    2 verses
    71%

    50And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.

    51And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.

  • Luke 1:80
    71%

    80And 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.

  • Luke 2:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16And they came quickly, and saw Mary and Joseph, and the child in the place where the cattle had their food.

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

  • Luke 1:57-59
    3 verses
    70%

    57Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

    58And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

    59And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

  • Luke 1:64
    70%

    64And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.

  • Luke 2:12
    70%

    12And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

  • Luke 1:48-49
    2 verses
    70%

    48For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

    49For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

  • Luke 1:25
    70%

    25The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

  • Luke 1:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

    15For 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.

  • Luke 1:46
    70%

    46And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;

  • Matt 1:22
    70%

    22Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

  • 1 Sam 1:28
    69%

    28So I have given him to the Lord; for all his life he is the Lord's. Then he gave the Lord worship there.

  • Matt 19:15
    69%

    15And he put his hands on them, and went away.

  • Luke 1:8
    69%

    8Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,