Luke 2:29
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.”
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BSBPD
““Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord, According to thy word, in peace;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 2:29 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 15:15You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
- Genesis 46:30Then Israel said to Joseph, “Finally I can die, now that I have seen your face and know that you are still alive!”
- Psalms 37:37Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Luke 2:26The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
- Philippians 1:23I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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