KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Luke 2:21–22
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Luke 2:21
21And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
21*And when eight dayes were accomplished for the circumcising of the childe, his name was called *Iesus, which was so named of the Angel before he was conceiued in the wombe.
- Gen. 17.12.
- Mat. 1.21.
Luke 2:22
22And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord;
22And when the dayes of her purification according to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they brought him to Hierusalem, to present him to the Lord,
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DEFINED WORDS
Luke 2:21
Twice four; expressing the number twice four.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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accomplished
Finished; completed; fulfilled; executed; effected.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
circumcising
Cutting away the foreskin as the covenant sign given to Abraham's seed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A son or daughter; a young person; a descendant; or one characterized by a stated relation or quality.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A word or appellation by which a person or thing is known; also reputation, character, authority, remembrance, or the person represented, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Named, summoned, invited, proclaimed, or addressed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Called; denominated; designated by name.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A messenger; especially a heavenly messenger sent by God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Formed in the womb; framed in the mind; devised; imagined; understood.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Luke 2:22
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
purification
The act or process of cleansing from uncleanness or defilement, as the KJV passage specifies.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
accomplished
Finished; completed; fulfilled; executed; effected.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Being at hand or in a place; also a gift, or to bring, offer, show, or give.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A title of authority applied here to God, Christ, or a male master or ruler, according to the verse.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
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From verse 21
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Open the full verse study12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
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Open the full verse study3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
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Open the full verse study31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
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Open the full verse study59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.
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Open the full verse study4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
5To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
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Open the full verse study21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
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Open the full verse study15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
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Open the full verse study8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
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Open the full verse study25And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
From verse 22
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Open the full verse study1AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.
3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
4And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.
5But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
6And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:
7Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.
8And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.
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