Study it in the app“And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Look, this child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against”
AndκαὶSimeonΣυμεὼνblessedεὐλόγησενthemαὐτοὺςandκαὶsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςMaryΜαριὰμhis mother,τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ“Look,Ἰδοὺthis childοὗτοςis setκεῖταιforεἰςthe fallπτῶσινandκαὶrisingἀνάστασινof manyπολλῶνinἐνIsrael,τῷ Ἰσραὴλandκαὶforεἰςa signσημεῖονthat will be spoken againstἀντιλεγόμενον
Simeon
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” appearsbless
To ask God's good for someone.
Where else “eulogēsen” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsMary
Mary, the name of several women in the New Testament: Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, Mary the sister of Martha and Lazarus, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and others.
Where else “Mariam” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētera” appearsbe appointed
To be set for something.
Where else “keitai” appearsdownfall
The downfall of those who stumble and do not believe.
Where else “ptōsin” appearsrising
Getting up after a fall.
Where else “anastasin” appearsmany
A great number of people or things.
Where else “pollōn” appearsIsrael
Israel: the name God gave to Jacob, and the people descended from him.
Where else “Israēl” appearsmark
A mark that identifies something.
Where else “sēmeion” appearsspeak against
Contradict, oppose.
Where else “antilegomenon” appears33And his father and mother were marveling at the things being said about him.
34 · This verse (above)
35—and a sword will pierce your own soul too —so that the thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
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?
