Luke 2:23 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²³ (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.)

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ (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

²³ 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)

²³ (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

²³ It’s written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord.”)

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ 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

²³ 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