Luke 2:22

“And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord”
Luke 2:22 · direct translation from the Greek

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AndΚαὶwhenὅτεthe daysαἱ ἡμέραιof their purificationτοῦ καθαρισμοῦ αὐτῶνaccording toκατὰthe lawτὸν νόμονof MosesΜωϋσέωςwere completed,ἐπλήσθησανthey broughtἀνήγαγονhimαὐτὸνupἀνήγαγονtoεἰςJerusalemἹεροσόλυμαto present himπαραστῆσαιto the Lordτῷ κυρίῳ

Theme · Leviticus 12:2-8

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Luke 2:22 speaks of the days of purification according to the law of Moses; Leviticus 12:2-8 sets them for the mother after childbirth.

The same term appears in both passages.

καθαρισμοῦkatharismouG2512טָהֳרָהtahoraH2893“cleansing”

Luke 2:22, word by word

the daysἡμέραιhēmerai

day

A span counted on the calendar: “on the third day,” “forty days.”

Where else “hēmerai” appears

of their purificationκαθαρισμοῦkatharismou

purification

Purification, ritual washing.

Where else “katharismou” appears

the lawνόμονnomon

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

Where else “nomon” appears

of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōyseōs

Moses

Moses, who led Israel out of Egypt and received God's law.

Where else “Mōyseōs” appears

were completedἐπλήσθησανeplēsthēsan

be fulfilled

For the time to come, or what was foretold to happen.

Where else “eplēsthēsan” appears

they broughtἀνήγαγονanēgagon

bring up

To take someone up.

Where else “anēgagon” appears

JerusalemἹεροσόλυμαHierosolyma

Jerusalem

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to present himπαραστῆσαιparastēsai

present

To set someone or something before God or another.

Where else “parastēsai” appears

to the Lordκυρίῳkyriōi

Lord

The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.

Where else “kyriōi” appears

Translation note

Leviticus 12:2-8.

Places in this verse

Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
2 Samuel 5:6 1 Kings 8:1 Luke 2:22 Acts 1:8

The context

21And when eight days were completed for his circumcision, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

22 · This verse (above)

23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”),

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To study Luke 2 in a group

1. What it says
What sign does the angel give the shepherds to recognize the child, and what do they do afterward? (vv. 10-20)
2. What it means
What do Simeon and Anna say about the child, and why do their words amaze Joseph and Mary? (vv. 25-38)
3. How I live it
Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart (v. 19). What could you keep and ponder this week?

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