Luke 2:27

The Passion Translation

Keeping his promise, the Holy Spirit led Simeon to be in the temple court at the very moment Jesus’ parents entered to fulfill the requirement of the sacrifice.

Cross References

Jeremiah 32:11

Then I took both the sealed deed of purchase (with the price and conditions of the sale) and the unsealed copy,

Matthew 4:1

Afterward, the Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness to experience the ordeal of testing by the accuser.

Luke 2:22

Forty days after the birth of her son, Mary’s time of purification had completed, so she came to the temple with a sacrifice, according to the law of Moses. So Mary and Joseph took baby Jesus to Jerusalem to be dedicated before the Lord.

Luke 2:28

Simeon cradled the baby in his arms and praised God and prophesied:

Luke 2:41

Every year Jesus’ parents went to worship at Jerusalem during the Passover festival.

Luke 2:48

His parents were shocked to find him there, and Mary scolded him, saying, “Son, your father and I have searched for you everywhere! We have been worried sick over not finding you. Why would you do this to us?”

Luke 2:51

Jesus went back home with them to Nazareth and was obedient to them. His mother treasured Jesus’ words deeply in her heart.

Luke 4:1

From the moment of his baptism, Jesus overflowed with the Holy Spirit. He was taken by the Spirit from the Jordan into the wilderness of Judea to experience for forty days the ordeal of testing by the accuser. He ate no food during this time and ended his forty-day fast very hungry.

Acts 10:19

As Peter was in deep thought, trying to interpret the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Go downstairs now, for three men are looking for you. Don’t hesitate to go with them, because I have sent them.”

Acts 11:12

The Spirit told me to accompany them with no questions asked. These six brothers here with me made the trip, and we entered into the home of the man who had sent for me.

Acts 16:7

When they got as far west as the borders of Mysia, they repeatedly attempted to go north into the province of Bithynia, but again the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to enter.

Acts 8:29

The Holy Spirit said to Philip, “Go and walk alongside the chariot.”

Galatians 4:4

But when the time of fulfillment had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.

Revelation 1:10

I was in the spirit realm on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice sounding like a trumpet,

Revelation 17:3

Then the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, and I saw a woman sitting on a wild, bloodred beast with seven heads and ten horns, and it was covered with blasphemous names.