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forὅτιmy eyesοἱ ὀφθαλμοί μουhave seenεἶδονyour salvation,τὸ σωτήριόν σου
Luke 2:30
Study it in the app“for my eyes have seen your salvation,”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 2:30, word by word
- my eyesὀφθαλμοίophthalmoi
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmoi” appears- have seenεἶδονeidon
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appears- your salvationσωτήριόνsōtērion
salvation
Bringing salvation; as a noun, salvation.
Where else “sōtērion” appears
The context
29“Now you are releasing your slave, Sovereign, according to your word, in peace;
30 · This verse (above)
31which you have prepared in the presence of all the peoples,
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?