Luke 2:29

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Luke 2:27–31 · Berean Standard Bible

27 Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,

28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:

29 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.

30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

31 which You have prepared in the sight of all people,

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Genesis 15:15

You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.

Genesis 46:30

Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”

Psalms 37:37

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

Isaiah 57:1

The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.

Isaiah 57:2

Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest, lying down in death.

Philippians 1:23

I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”