Luke 2:23 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

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King 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:

Luke 2:23 Cross References

Exodus 13:2

Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.

Exodus 22:29

Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits, and of thy liquors. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Exodus 34:19

All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male.

Numbers 18:15

Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beasts, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

Numbers 3:13

because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine they shall be: I am the Lord.