Study it in the app“And look, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.”
AndΚαὶlook,ἰδοὺthere wasἦνa manἄνθρωποςinἐνJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμwhoseᾧnameὄνομαwasSimeon;Συμεώνandκαὶthisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςwasrighteousδίκαιοςandκαὶdevout,εὐλαβήςwaiting forπροσδεχόμενοςthe comfortπαράκλησινof Israel,τοῦ Ἰσραήλandκαὶthe Holy Spiritπνεῦμα ἅγιονwasἦνuponἐπ’him.αὐτόν
there is
Something exists somewhere, or happens.
Where else “ēn” appearssomeone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “Ierousalēm” appearsname
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appearsSimeon
Simeon, a man's name: the old man who held Jesus in the temple; Jacob's son and his tribe; an ancestor of Jesus; Simeon called Niger; and Simon Peter.
Where else “Symeōn” appearsrighteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaios” appearsdevout
Devout, reverent, fearing God.
Where else “eulabēs” appearswait for
To look for something coming, like God's kingdom.
Where else “prosdechomenos” appearscomfort
The relief God or fellow believers give.
Where else “paraklēsin” appearsIsrael
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appearsSpirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneuma” appearsHoly Spirit
God's Spirit, who is his own and sets people apart for him.
Where else “hagion” appearsJerusalem
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).
24and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25 · This verse (above)
26And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
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?
