Luke 2:23

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

just as the Law of the Lord says, “Each firstborn baby boy belongs to the Lord.”

Cross References

Exodus 13:2

“Dedicate to me the firstborn son of every family and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. These belong to me.”

Exodus 22:29

Don't fail to give me the offerings of grain and wine that belong to me. Dedicate to me your firstborn sons

Exodus 34:19

The firstborn males of your families and of your flocks and herds belong to me.

Numbers 18:15

The firstborn son in every Israelite family, as well as the firstborn males of their flocks and herds, belong to me. But a firstborn son and every firstborn donkey must be bought back from me.