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


In Context

21 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.

Luke 2:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:24And to offer a sacrifice, according as it is written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:24and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:24and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, |A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:24and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, 'A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:24And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.