Luke 2:23

Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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 of the abundance of thy fruits, and of thy liquors. The firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.

Exodus 34:19

All that openeth the womb is mine; and all thy cattle that is male, the firstlings of ox and sheep.

Numbers 18:15

Every thing that openeth the womb, of all flesh which they offer unto the LORD, both of man and beast, shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou redeem.

Numbers 3:13

for all the firstborn are mine; 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.