KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Luke 2:26–28
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Luke 2:26
26And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
26And it was reuealed vnto him by the holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seene the Lords Christ.
Luke 2:27
27And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
27And hee came by the spirit into the Temple: and when the parents brought in the child Iesus, to doe for him after the custome of the Lawe,
Luke 2:28
28Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
28Then tooke hee him vp in his armes, and blessed God, and said,
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DEFINED WORDS
Luke 2:26
Made known, uncovered, or disclosed.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Belonging to God or set apart for him; sacred; morally pure. Applied to God, it expresses his perfect purity; in Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit, it identifies the Spirit of God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
The spirit; in 'give up the ghost,' to yield the spirit and die.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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)
LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828
The Anointed One.
Meaning drawn from: Cawdrey 1604
DEFINED WORDS
Luke 2:27
A house or place dedicated to divine worship; also the side of the head.
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)
Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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)
DEFINED WORDS
Luke 2:28
Favored by God; happy or spiritually prosperous; or praised, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A deity or object of worship; when referring to the LORD, the one true God.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
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From verse 26
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Open the full verse study51Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
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Open the full verse study5By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
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Open the full verse study27But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
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Open the full verse study38How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
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Open the full verse study31But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.
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Open the full verse study14The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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Open the full verse study36Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
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Open the full verse study48What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah.
49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
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Open the full verse study3Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.
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Open the full verse study20And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God.
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Open the full verse study24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
26And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
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Open the full verse study8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
9Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
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Open the full verse study41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.
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Open the full verse study29Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
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Open the full verse study2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against his anointed, saying,
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Open the full verse study6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
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Open the full verse study7Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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Open the full verse study1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
From verse 27
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Open the full verse study22And 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;
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Open the full verse study19¶ While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.
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Open the full verse study41Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
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Open the full verse study48And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
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Open the full verse study51And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
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Open the full verse study1THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
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Open the full verse study12And the spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house:
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Open the full verse study7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
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Open the full verse study1AND Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
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Open the full verse study10I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
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Open the full verse study3So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
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Open the full verse study29Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot.
From verse 28
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Open the full verse study64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.
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Open the full verse study13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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Open the full verse study20And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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Open the full verse study36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
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Open the full verse study46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
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Open the full verse study68Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
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Open the full verse study16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
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Open the full verse study1O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people.
2Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
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Open the full verse study19Bless the Lord, O house of Israel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:
20Bless the Lord, O house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.
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