Luke 2:34

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς Συμεών, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Μαριὰμ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, Ἰδού, οὗτος κεῖται εἰς πτῶσιν καὶ ἀνάστασιν πολλῶν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον·

Transliteration

And eulogēsen them Symeōn, and eipen pros Mariam the mētera of him, Idou, this one keitai for ptōsin and anastasin of many in the Israēl; and for sēmeion antilegomenon;

Grammar Details

• *eulogēsen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - he blessed
• *Symeōn*: nominative, masculine - Simeon [proper name]
• *eipen*: aorist indicative active, 3rd singular - he said
• *pros*: preposition + accusative - to/toward
• *Mariam*: accusative, feminine - Mary [proper name]
• *mētera*: accusative, feminine, singular - mother
• *Idou*: aorist imperative middle, 2nd singular - behold/look
• *keitai*: present indicative middle/passive, 3rd singular - is appointed/destined/set
• *ptōsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - falling/downfall
• *anastasin*: accusative, feminine, singular - rising/resurrection
• *Israēl*: dative, masculine - in Israel
• *sēmeion*: accusative, neuter, singular - sign/signal
• *antilegomenon*: present participle passive, accusative, neuter, singular - being opposed/contradicted

Word Meanings

• *eulogēsen*: blessed/praised/spoke well of
• *pros*: to/toward/with
• *mētera*: mother/matriarch
• *keitai*: is appointed/is set/is destined/is laid
• *ptōsin*: falling/downfall/ruin
• *anastasin*: rising up/resurrection/recovery
• *sēmeion*: sign/signal/marker
• *antilegomenon*: spoken against/contradicted/opposed

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and{G2532} Simeon{G4826} blessed{G2127} them,{G846} and{G2532} said{G2036} unto{G4314} Mary{G3137} his{G846} mother,{G3384} Behold,{G2400} this{G3778} [child] is set{G2749} for{G1519} the falling{G4431} and{G2532} the rising{G386} of many{G4183} in{G1722} Israel;{G2474} and{G2532} for{G1519} a sign{G4592} which is spoken against;{G483}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And{G2532} Simeon{G4826} blessed{G2127}{(G5656)} them{G846}, and{G2532} said{G2036}{(G5627)} unto{G4314} Mary{G3137} his{G846} mother{G3384}, Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, this{G3778} child is set{G2749}{(G5736)} for{G1519} the fall{G4431} and{G2532} rising again{G386} of many{G4183} in{G1722} Israel{G2474}; and{G2532} for{G1519} a sign{G4592} which shall be spoken against{G483}{(G5746)};

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccio of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Symeon blessed them, and sayde vnto Mary his mother: Beholde, this (childe) shalbe set to a fall, and to an vprysinge agayne of many in Israel, and for a token, which shalbe spoke agaynst.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Simeon blessed them, and saide vnto Mary his mother, Beholde, this childe is appointed for the fall and rising againe of many in Israel, and for a signe which shalbe spoken against,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Simeon blessed them, & saide vnto Marie his mother: beholde, this chylde is set to be the fall & vprysyng agayne of many in Israel, & for a signe which is spoken agaynst.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this `one' is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this `child' is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary,“Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 1:23 : 23 But we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Gentiles,
• 1 Pet 2:7-8 : 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,' 8 and, 'a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.' They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were determined to do.
• Matt 21:44 : 44 Whoever falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush him to powder.
• Acts 9:1-9 : 1 But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest. 2 He requested letters from him to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3 As he was traveling and nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?" 5 He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads." 6 Trembling and astonished, he said, "Lord, what do You want me to do?" The Lord said to him, "Get up and go into the city, and it will be told to you what you must do." 7 The men traveling with him stood speechless; they heard the sound but saw no one. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was without sight, and he neither ate nor drank. 10 There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision, "Ananias." He replied, "Here I am, Lord." 11 The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street called Straight, and at the house of Judas, look for a man of Tarsus named Saul. For he is praying. 12 In a vision, he has seen a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him so that he might regain his sight." 13 Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name. 15 But the Lord said to him, "Go, for this man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before Gentiles, kings, and the sons of Israel. 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for My name’s sake." 17 Ananias went, entered the house, and after placing his hands on him, said, "Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming—has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit." 18 At once, something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized. 19 And after taking food, he regained his strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20 Immediately he began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God."
• Hos 14:9 : 9 Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from me.
• Acts 28:22 : 22 But we would like to hear from you what you think, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.
• Rom 9:32 : 32 Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
• Matt 11:19 : 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.
• Matt 12:46 : 46 While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
• Acts 13:45 : 45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy. They began to contradict what Paul was saying and heaped abuse on him.
• Acts 17:6 : 6 When they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some other believers before the city rulers, shouting, 'These men who have turned the world upside down have now come here too.'
• Acts 24:5 : 5 We have found this man to be a troublemaker, stirring up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes.
• 1 Pet 4:14 : 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
• 2 Cor 2:15-16 : 15 For we are the fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. 16 To one, we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is adequate for such a task?
• Heb 7:1 : 1 This Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from defeating the kings and blessed him.
• Heb 7:7 : 7 It is universally recognized that the lesser is blessed by the greater.
• Heb 12:1-3 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us. 2 Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising its shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
• Matt 26:65-67 : 65 Then the high priest tore his garments and said, "He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66 What is your judgment?" They answered, "He is guilty and deserves death." 67 Then they spat in His face and struck Him. Others slapped Him,
• Matt 27:40-45 : 40 'You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!' 41 In the same way, the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked Him, saying, 42 'He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel; let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him. 43 'He trusts in God; let God deliver Him now, if He wants Him. For He said, "I am the Son of God."' 44 The robbers who were crucified with Him also heaped insults on Him in the same way. 45 From noon until three in the afternoon, darkness came over all the land.
• Matt 27:63 : 63 They said, 'Sir, we remember that while He was still alive, that deceiver said, "After three days I will rise again."'
• John 3:20 : 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
• John 5:18 : 18 Because of this, the Jews were all the more determined to kill Him, not only because He was breaking the Sabbath, but also because He was calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.
• John 8:48-52 : 48 The Jews responded to him, "Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?" 49 Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. 51 Truly, truly, I tell you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death. 52 Then the Jews said, "Now we know you have a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets. Yet you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.'
• John 9:24-29 : 24 A second time, they called for the man who had been blind and told him, 'Give glory to God! We know this man is a sinner.' 25 He answered, 'Whether He is a sinner, I do not know. One thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!' 26 Then they asked him, 'What did He do to you? How did He open your eyes?' 27 He replied, 'I already told you, and you didn’t listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become His disciples?' 28 They ridiculed him and said, 'You are His disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!' 29 'We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.'
• Acts 2:36-41 : 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for certain that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ. 37 When they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, 'Brothers, what shall we do?' 38 Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.' 40 With many other words he warned them, and he kept urging them, 'Be saved from this corrupt generation.' 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.
• Acts 3:15-19 : 15 You killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in His name, this man—whom you see and know—has been made strong. The faith that comes through Jesus has given him this complete healing in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did. 18 But God fulfilled what He had foretold through the mouths of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer. 19 Repent, therefore, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.
• Acts 4:26 : 26 'The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.'
• Acts 6:7 : 7 So the word of God spread. The number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith.
• Gen 14:19 : 19 He blessed Abram and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.
• Gen 47:7 : 7 Then Joseph brought his father Jacob in and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
• Exod 39:43 : 43 Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses blessed them.
• Lev 9:22-23 : 22 Then Aaron raised his hands toward the people and blessed them. After offering the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, he stepped down. 23 Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
• Ps 22:6-8 : 6 To you they cried out and were delivered; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. 7 But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by mankind and despised by the people. 8 All who see me mock me; they sneer and shake their heads:
• Ps 69:9-9 : 9 I have become a stranger to my brothers, an alien to my mother’s sons. 10 For zeal for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me. 11 I wept and fasted, but it brought reproach on me. 12 I wore sackcloth as my clothing and became a byword to them.
• Isa 8:14-15 : 14 He will be a sanctuary, but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, he will be a trap and a snare. 15 Many will stumble over it; they will fall and be broken, they will be ensnared and captured.
• Isa 8:18 : 18 Here I am, along with the children the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.