Luke 2:23

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,"

Cross References

Exodus 13:2

"Sanctify to me every firstborn which opens the womb among the sons of Israel, as much of men as of cattle. For they are all mine."

Exodus 22:29

You shall not delay in paying your tithes and your first-fruits. You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me.

Exodus 34:19

All of the male kind, which open the womb, shall be mine: from all the animals, as much of oxen as of sheep, it shall be mine.

Numbers 18:15

Whatever goes out first from the womb, of all flesh, which they offer to the Lord, whether from men or from cattle, shall be your right; yet only in so far as, for the firstborn of man, you shall accept a price. And every animal that is unclean you shall cause to be redeemed.

Numbers 3:13

For every firstborn is mine. From the time that I struck the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I have sanctified for myself whatever is born first in Israel. From man, even to beast, they are mine. I am the Lord."