26And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.


In Context

23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that is the first born of his mother shall be called holy to the Lord)

24 And 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.

25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

26 And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

27 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,

28 Then he took him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

Luke 2:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:26And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:26And he had received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:26And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:26And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see the Lord's Christ.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:26And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:26and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit — not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:26And it was revealed to him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.