Luke 2:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

(As it is written in the lawe of ye Lord: Euery man chylde that firste openeth the wombe, shalbe called holy to ye lord)

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 13:2 : 2 Sanctifie vnto me al the first borne, what so euer openeth the wombe among ye chyldren of Israel, aswell of man as of beast, for it is mine.
  • Num 3:13 : 13 Because all the first borne are myne: for the same day that I smote all the first borne in the lande of Egypt, I halowed vnto me all the first borne in Israel, both man and beast, and mine they shalbe: I am the Lorde.
  • Exod 22:29 : 29 Thy fruites, whether they be drie or moyst, see thou kepe the not backe: thy first borne sonne thou shalt geue me.
  • Exod 34:19 : 19 All that openeth the matrice is myne, and al that breaketh the matrice amongest thy cattell if it be male, whether it be oxe or sheepe.
  • Exod 13:12-15 : 12 And then thou shalt appoynt vnto the Lorde all that openeth the matrice, and euery firstlyng that commeth of a beast which thou hast, yf it be a male, it shalbe the Lordes. 13 And euery firstlyng of an asse, thou shalt redeeme with a lambe: yf thou redeeme hym not, thou shalt breake his necke: All the first borne amongst thy chyldren also shalt thou bye out. 14 And when thy sonne aske thee in time to come, saying: what is this? Thou shalt saye vnto hym: With a myghtie hande the Lorde brought vs out of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 15 And when Pharao was very loth to let vs go, the Lorde slewe all the first borne in the lande of Egypt, aswell the first borne of man, as the firstlyng of beast: Therefore I sacrifice vnto the Lorde all the males that open the matrice: but all the first borne of my chyldren I redeeme.
  • Num 8:16-17 : 16 For they are geuen and deliuered vnto me from among the children of Israel for such as open euery wombe, euen for the first borne of all the children of Israel haue I taken them vnto me. 17 For all the first borne of the children of Israel are mine, both man and beast: since the day that I smote euery first borne in the lande of Egypt, I sanctified them for my selfe.
  • Num 18:15 : 15 All that breaketh the matrice in all fleshe that men bryng vnto the Lorde, whether it be of men or beastes, shalbe thyne: Neuerthelater, the first borne of man shalt thou redeeme, & the first borne of vncleane beastes shalt thou redeeme.

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  • Luke 2:20-22
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    20And the sheepheardes returned, praysyng & laudyng God, for all the thinges that they had hearde and seene, euen as it was tolde vnto them.

    21And when the eygth day was come, that the chylde shoulde be circumcised, his name was called Iesus, whiche was so named of the Angel, before he was conceaued in the wombe.

    22And when the dayes of her purification, after the lawe of Moyses, were accomplished, they brought hym to Hierusalem, to present him to the Lord.

  • Luke 2:24-28
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    24And to offer, as it is sayde in the lawe of the Lorde, a payre of turtle doues, or two young pigions.

    25And beholde, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon: and the same man was iust and godlye, and loked for the consolation of Israel, and the holy ghost was vpon hym.

    26And a reuelation was geuen hym of the holy ghost, not to see death, before he had seene the Lordes Christe.

    27And he came by inspiration into the temple: And when the father & mother brought in the chylde Iesus, to do for hym after the custome of the lawe,

    28Then toke he hym vp in his armes, & praysed God, and sayde:

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22(All this was done, that it myght be fulfilled, which was spoken of the lorde by the prophete, saying:

    23Behold, a virgin shalbe with childe, and shall bryng foorth a sonne, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, whiche is by interpretation, God with vs.)

  • Luke 2:39
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    39And when they had perfourmed all thynges, accordyng to the lawe of the Lorde, they returned into Galilee, to their owne citie Nazareth.

  • Luke 1:41-45
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    41And it came to passe, that when Elizabeth hearde the salutation of Marie, the babe sprang in her wombe, and Elizabeth was fylled with the holy ghost.

    42And she cryed with a loude voyce, and saide: Blessed art thou among women, because ye fruite of thy wombe is blessed.

    43And whence commeth this to me, that ye mother of my lord should come to me?

    44For loe, assoone as the voyce of thy salutation sounded in mine eares, the babe sprang in my wombe for ioy.

    45And blessed is she that beleued: For those thinges shalbe perfourmed, which were tolde her from the Lorde.

  • Luke 1:31-32
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    31For beholde, thou shalt conceaue in thy wombe, and beare a sonne, & shalt call his name Iesus.

    32He shalbe great, & shalbe called ye sonne of the hyest: & the Lord God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid:

  • Luke 1:14-16
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    14And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth.

    15For he shalbe great in the syght of the Lorde, and shall neither drynke wine nor strong drynke: and he shalbe fylled with the holy ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.

    16And many of the chyldren of Israel, shall he turne to their Lorde God.

  • Luke 1:59-60
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    59And it came to passe, that on the eyght day they came to circumcise the chylde, and called his name Zacharias, after the name of his father.

    60And his mother aunswered, and said: not so, but he shalbe called Iohn.

  • Luke 1:75-76
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    75All the dayes of our life, in such holynesse and righteousnes as are accepted before hym.

    76And thou childe shalt be called the prophete of the hyghest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lorde, to prepare his wayes.

  • Lev 12:2-7
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    2Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say: yf a woman hath conceaued seede, and borne a man chylde, she shalbe vncleane seuen dayes: euen according to the dayes of the seperation of her infirmitie shall she be vncleane.

    3And in the eyght day, the fleshe of the childes foreskinne shalbe cut away.

    4And she shall then continue in ye blood of her purifiyng three and thirtie dayes: She shall touche no halowed thyng, nor come into the sanctuarie, vntyll the tyme of her purifiyng be out.

    5If she beare a mayde chylde, she shalbe vncleane two weekes, accordyng as in her seperation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifiyng three score and sixe dayes.

    6And when the dayes of her purifiyng are out, whether it be for a sonne or for a daughter, she shall bryng a lambe of one yere olde for a burnt offeryng, and a young pigeon or a turtle doue for a sinne offeryng, vnto the doore of the tabernacle of the congregation, vnto the priest:

    7Which shall offer them before the Lord, and make an attonement for her, and she shalbe purged of the issue of her blood. And this is the lawe for her that hath borne a male or female.

  • Luke 1:57
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    57Elizabethes tyme came, that she shoulde be deliuered, and she brought foorth a sonne.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    66And all they that hearde them, layde them vp in their heartes, saying: What maner of chylde shall this be? And the hande of the Lorde was with hym.

    67And his father Zacharias was filled with ye holy ghost, & prophesied, saying.

  • Exod 13:12
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    12And then thou shalt appoynt vnto the Lorde all that openeth the matrice, and euery firstlyng that commeth of a beast which thou hast, yf it be a male, it shalbe the Lordes.

  • Luke 1:35-36
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    35And the Angel aunswered, & saide vnto her: The holy ghost shall come vpon thee, & the power of the hyest shall ouershadowe thee. Therefore also that holy thyng whiche shalbe borne, shalbe called the sonne of God.

    36And beholde, thy cosin Elizabeth, she hath also conceaued a sonne in her olde age: & this is her sixth moneth, whiche was called barren.

  • Luke 2:6
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    6And so it was, that whyle they were there, the dayes were accomplysshed, that she shoulde be deliuered.

  • Luke 1:8
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    8And it came to passe, that when Zacharie executed the priestes office before God, as his course came,

  • Luke 2:12
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    12And take this for a signe: Ye shal finde the childe wrapped in swadling clothes, and layde in a manger.

  • Luke 1:62
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    62And they made signes to his father, howe he woulde haue hym called.

  • Luke 2:33
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    33And Ioseph and his mother marueyled at those thinges which were spoken of hym.

  • Num 18:15
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    15All that breaketh the matrice in all fleshe that men bryng vnto the Lorde, whether it be of men or beastes, shalbe thyne: Neuerthelater, the first borne of man shalt thou redeeme, & the first borne of vncleane beastes shalt thou redeeme.

  • Luke 1:25
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    25Thus hath the Lorde dealt with me, in the dayes wherein he loked on me, to take fro me my rebuke among men.

  • Luke 1:80
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    80And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was in wildernesse till the day came when he should shewe hym selfe vnto the Israelites.

  • Gal 4:4
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    4But when the fulnesse of the tyme was come, God sent his sonne, made of a woman, and made vnder the lawe,

  • Matt 1:25
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    25And knewe her not, tyll she hadde brought foorth her first borne sonne, & called his name Iesus.

  • Luke 1:6
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    6They were both ryghteous before God, and walked in all the lawes and ordinaunces of the Lorde, that no man coulde fynde fault with them.

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    23And it came to passe, that assoone as the dayes of his office were out, he departed into his owne house.