Luke 2:27

The Prophecy of Simeon

26The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. 27Led 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,28Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:

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Berean Standard Bible
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,
American Standard Version (1901)
And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,
Bible in Basic English
And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,
Douay-Rheims 1899
And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,
Free Bible Version
Following the Spirit's leading, he went to the Temple. When Jesus' parents brought in the little boy to be dedicated as required by the Law,
Geneva Bible 1599
And he came by the motion of the spirit into the Temple, and when the parents brought in the babe Iesus, to do for him after the custome of the Lawe,
King James (Authorized) Version
And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
One Unity Resource Bible
Prompted by haRuach [the Spirit], he went into the temple courts; and when the parents brought in the child Yeshua [Salvation] to do for him what the Torah ·Teaching· required,
Translation for Translators
When Joseph and Mary brought their baby Jesus to the Temple in order to perform the rituals that God had commanded in his laws, the Spirit led Simeon to enter the Temple courtyard, and revealed to him that Jesus was the Messiah.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Led by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple. When the parents brought in the infant Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,
Noah Webster Bible
And he came by the spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
World English Bible
He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
Young's Literal Translation
And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,