Luke 2:26

Geneva Bible (1560)

And it was declared to him from God by the holy Ghost, that he shoulde not see death, before he had seene that Anointed of the Lord.

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  • John 8:51 : 51 Verely, verely I say vnto you, If a man keepe my word, he shall neuer see death.
  • Heb 11:5 : 5 By faith was Enoch translated, that he should not see death: neither was he found: for God had translated him: for before he was translated, he was reported of, that he had pleased God.
  • Luke 9:27 : 27 And I tell you of a suretie, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they haue seene the kingdome of God.
  • Acts 2:36 : 36 Therefore, let all the house of Israel know for a suretie, that God hath made him both Lorde, and Christ, this Iesus, I say, whome yee haue crucified.
  • Acts 10:38 : 38 To wit, howe God anointed Iesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost, and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the deuill: for God was with him.
  • Acts 17:3 : 3 Opening, & alleadging that Christ must haue suffered, and risen againe from the dead: and this is Iesus Christ, whom, said he, I preach to you.
  • Heb 1:8-9 : 8 But vnto the Sonne he saith, O God, thy throne is for euer and euer: the scepter of thy kingdome is a scepter of righteousnes. 9 Thou hast loued righteousnes & hated iniquitie. Wherefore God, eue thy God, hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes.
  • Acts 9:20 : 20 And straightway hee preached Christ in the Synagogues, that he was that Sonne of God,
  • John 1:41 : 41 The same founde his brother Simon first, and said vnto him, We haue founde that Messias, which is by interpretation, that Christ.
  • John 4:29 : 29 Come, see a man which hath tolde me all things that euer I did: is not he that Christ?
  • John 20:31 : 31 But these things are written, that ye might beleeue, that Iesus is that Christ that Sonne of God, and that in beleeuing ye might haue life through his Name.
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 The Kings of the earth band themselues, and the princes are assembled together against the Lord, and against his Christ.
  • Ps 2:6 : 6 Euen I haue set my King vpon Zion mine holy mountaine.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secrete of the Lorde is reueiled to them, that feare him: and his couenant to giue them vnderstanding.
  • Ps 89:48-49 : 48 What man liueth, and shall not see death? shall hee deliuer his soule from the hande of the graue? Selah. 49 Lord, where are thy former mercies, which thou swarest vnto Dauid in thy trueth?
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Spirit of the Lorde God is vpon mee, therefore hath the Lorde anoynted mee: hee hath sent mee to preache good tidings vnto the poore, to binde vp the broken hearted, to preach libertie to the captiues, and to them that are bound, the opening of the prison,
  • Dan 9:24-26 : 24 Seuentie weekes are determined vpon thy people and vpon thine holy citie, to finish the wickednes, and to seale vp the sinnes, and to reconcile the inquitie, and to bring in euerlasting righteousnesse, and to seale vp the vision and prophecie, and to anoynt the most Holy. 25 Knowe therefore and vnderstande, that from the going foorth of the commaundement to bring againe the people, and to builde Ierusalem, vnto Messiah the prince, shall be seuen weekes and threescore and two weekes, and the streete shalbe built againe, and the wall euen in a troublous time. 26 And after threescore and two weekes, shal Messiah be slaine, and shal haue nothing,, and the people of the prince that shal come, shal destroy the citie and the Sanctuarie, and the end thereof shalbe with a flood: and vnto the end of the battell it shalbe destroyed by desolations.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord God will doe nothing, but he reueileth his secrete vnto his seruantes the Prophets.

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    21And when the eight daies were accomplished, that they shoulde circumcise the childe, his name was then called Iesus, which was named of the Angell, before he was conceiued in the wombe.

    22And when the daies of her purification after the Lawe of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Hierusalem, to present him to the Lord,

    23(As it is written in the Lawe of the Lorde, Euery man childe that first openeth ye wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord)

    24And to giue an oblation, as it is commanded in the Lawe of the Lorde, a paire of turtle doues, or two yong pigeons.

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    27And he came by the motion of the spirit into the Temple, and when the parents brought in the babe Iesus, to do for him after the custome of the Lawe,

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    29Lorde, nowe lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace, according to thy woorde,

    30For mine eyes haue seene thy saluation,

    31Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people,

    32A light to be reueiled to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

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