Luke 2:36

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The prophet Anna was also there in the temple. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher, and she was very old. In her youth she had been married for seven years, but her husband had died.

Cross References

Genesis 30:13

Leah exclaimed, “I'm happy now, and all the women will say how happy I am.” So she named him Asher.

2 Kings 22:14

The five men left straight away and went to talk with Huldah the prophet. Her husband was Shallum, who was in charge of the king's clothes. Huldah lived in the northern part of Jerusalem, and when they met in her home,

Job 5:26

You will live a long life, and your body will be strong until the day you die.

Psalm 92:14

They will be like trees that stay healthy and fruitful, even when they are old.

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the sister of Aaron was a prophet. So she took her tambourine and led the other women out to play their tambourines and to dance.

Ezekiel 13:17

Ezekiel, son of man, now condemn the women of Israel who preach messages that come from their own imagination.

Luke 2:35

and you, Mary, will suffer as though you had been stabbed by a dagger. But all this will show what people are really thinking.”

Luke 2:38

At that time Anna came in and praised God. She spoke about the child Jesus to everyone who hoped for Jerusalem to be set free.

Acts 2:18

In those days I will give my Spirit to my servants, both men and women, and they will prophesy.

Acts 21:9

and he had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.

1 Corinthians 11:5

But any woman who prays or prophesies without something on her head brings shame to her head. In fact, she may as well shave her head.

1 Corinthians 12:1

My friends, you asked me about spiritual gifts.

1 Timothy 3:2

That's why officials must have a good reputation and be faithful in marriage. They must be self-controlled, sensible, well-behaved, friendly to strangers, and able to teach.

1 Timothy 5:9

For a widow to be put on the list of widows, she must be at least sixty years old, and she must have been faithful in marriage.

Joshua 19:24

Asher was the fifth tribe chosen to receive land, and the region for its clans included the following towns: Helkath, Hali, Beten, Achshaph, Allammelech, Amad, and Mishal. Asher's southern border ran from the Mediterranean Sea south-east along the River Shihor-Libnath at the foot of Mount Carmel,

Revelation 7:6

12,000 from Asher, 12,000 from Naphtali, 12,000 from Manasseh,

Judges 4:4

Deborah the wife of Lappidoth was a prophet and a leader of Israel during those days.

1 Samuel 1:2

Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Although Peninnah had children, Hannah did not have any.