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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE - Chapter 2 - Verse 27
Verse 27. By the Spirit. By the direction of the Spirit.
Into the temple. Into that part of the temple where the public worship was chiefly performed -- into the court of the women. See Barnes on "Mt 21:12".
The custom of the law. That is, to make an offering for purification, and to present him to God.