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Luke 2:21-27 The Birth of Jesus

21 Jesus Presented in the Temple
On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he had been conceived.

22 When the time of their purification according to the Law of Moses had been completed, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”),

24 and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

26 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

27 Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,

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Cross References for Luke 2:21-27

Matthew 1:25 - But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus. Click to read the verse Matthew 1:25 Click to read the verse Matthew 1:25

Matthew 1:21 - She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his ... Click to read the verse Matthew 1:21 Click to read the verse Matthew 1:21

Matthew 3:15 - Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.”... Click to read the verse Matthew 3:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 3:15

Philippians 2:8 - And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even d... Click to read the verse Philippians 2:8 Click to read the verse Philippians 2:8

Genesis 17:12 - For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, inc... Click to read the verse Genesis 17:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 17:12

Luke 1:13 - But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife ... Click to read the verse Luke 1:13 Click to read the verse Luke 1:13

Luke 1:31 - You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. Click to read the verse Luke 1:31 Click to read the verse Luke 1:31

Genesis 21:4 - When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him. Click to read the verse Genesis 21:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 21:4

Luke 1:59 - On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his ... Click to read the verse Luke 1:59 Click to read the verse Luke 1:59

Philippians 3:5 - circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of H... Click to read the verse Philippians 3:5 Click to read the verse Philippians 3:5

Leviticus 12:3 - On the eighth day the boy is to be circumcised. Click to read the verse Leviticus 12:3 Click to read the verse Leviticus 12:3

Galatians 4:4-5 - But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, Click to read the verse Galatians 4:4-5 Click to read the verse Galatians 4:4-5

Colossians 2:11 - In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcis... Click to read the verse Colossians 2:11 Click to read the verse Colossians 2:11