Luke 2:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),”
A short, plain-language explanation of Luke 2:23 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)”
King James Version · Public Domain“(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, --`Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 2:23 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 13:2“Consecrate to Me every firstborn male. The firstborn from every womb among the Israelites belongs to Me, both of man and beast.”
- Exodus 13:12you are to present to the LORD the firstborn male of every womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock belong to the LORD.
- Exodus 22:29You must not hold back offerings from your granaries or vats. You are to give Me the firstborn of your sons.
- Exodus 34:19The first offspring of every womb belongs to Me, including all the firstborn males among your livestock, whether cattle or sheep.
- Numbers 3:13for all the firstborn are Mine. On the day I struck down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, I consecrated to Myself all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast. They are Mine; I am the LORD.”
- Numbers 8:16For the Levites have been wholly given to Me from among the sons of Israel. I have taken them for Myself in place of all who come first from the womb, the firstborn of all the sons of Israel.
- Numbers 18:15The firstborn of every womb, whether man or beast, that is offered to the LORD belongs to you. But you must surely redeem every firstborn son and every firstborn male of unclean animals.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).