Luke 2:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) (It is recorded in the law of the Lord [Ex. 13:2, 12] that every firstborn male child be considered holy [i.e., specially dedicated] to the Lord.) More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every [firstborn] male that opens the womb shall be set apart and dedicated and called holy to the Lord–[Exod. 13:1, 2, 12; Num. 8:17.] American Standard Version (1901) (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), Common English Bible It’s written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord.”) Catholic Public Domain Version just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "For every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord," Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord: |