Luke 2:25

The Passion Translation

As they came to the temple to fulfill this requirement, an elderly man was there waiting—a resident of Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. He was a very good man, a lover of God who kept himself pure, and the Spirit of holiness rested upon him. Simeon believed in the imminent appearing of the one called “The Refreshing of Israel.”

Cross References

Genesis 6:9

This is the story of Noah. Noah was a godly man of integrity, without fault in his generation, and he lived close to God.

Isaiah 25:9

In that day they will say, “Behold! This is our God! We’ve waited for him, and he saved us! This one, the Lord Yahweh—he is worth the wait! We will keep shouting with joy as we find our bliss in his salvation-kiss!”

Isaiah 40:1

Your God says to you: “Comfort, comfort my people with gentle, compassionate words.

Mark 15:43

So a prominent Jewish leader named Joseph, from the village of Ramah, courageously went to see Pilate and begged to have custody of the body of Jesus. Joseph was a highly regarded member of the Jewish council and a follower of Jesus who was eagerly awaiting the kingdom of God.

Luke 1:41

At the moment her aunt heard Mary’s voice, the baby within Elizabeth’s womb jumped and kicked. And suddenly, Elizabeth was filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit!

Luke 1:6

They were both righteous before God, living virtuously and following the commandments of the Lord blamelessly.

Luke 1:67

Then Zechariah was filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit and he prophesied, saying:

Luke 2:38

While Simeon was prophesying over Mary and Joseph and the baby, Anna walked up to them and burst forth with a great chorus of praise to God for the child. From that day forward she told everyone in Jerusalem who was waiting for their redemption that the anticipated Messiah had come!

Acts 10:2

a devout man of extraordinary character who worshiped God and prayed regularly, together with all his family. He also had a heart for the poor and gave generously to help them.

Acts 10:22

They answered, “We serve Cornelius, a Roman military captain, who sent us to find you. He is a devout man of the highest integrity who worships God and is respected throughout the Jewish community. He was divinely instructed through the appearance of an angel to summon you to his home and to listen to the message that you would bring him.”

Acts 2:5

Now, at that time there were Jewish worshipers who had emigrated from many different lands to live in Jerusalem.

Acts 24:16

That’s why I seek with all my heart to have a clean conscience toward God and toward others.

2 Peter 1:21

No true prophecy comes from human initiative but is inspired by the moving of the Holy Spirit upon those who spoke the message that came from God.