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


In Context

23 as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, — 'Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

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

25 And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name is Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

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

27 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,

28 then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he 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 Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:26And it was revealed to 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 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.