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And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
He will pitch his royal tents between the sea and the beautiful holy mountain, but he will meet his end with no one to help him.
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and
sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to
scatter the power of the
holy people, all these things shall be finished.
And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him
swear by Him who lives
forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the
holy people has finally been
shattered, all these things will be completed.”
I will not
execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the
Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the city.
I will not
execute the full
fury of My anger; I will not turn back to destroy Ephraim. For I am God and not man— the
Holy One among you— and I will not come in wrath.
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with
deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
Ephraim surrounds Me with lies, the house of Israel with
deceit; but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the
Holy One.
Blow ye the
trumpet in
Zion, and sound an
alarm in my
holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land
tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is
nigh at hand;
Blow the ram’s horn in
Zion; sound the
alarm on My
holy mountain! Let all who dwell in the land
tremble, for the Day of the LORD is coming; indeed, it is near—
So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in
Zion, my
holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be
holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in
Zion, My
holy mountain. Jerusalem will be
holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of
Aven, and him that
holdeth the
sceptre from the house of
Eden: and the people of Syria shall go into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.
I will break down the gates of Damascus; I will cut off the ruler of the Valley of
Aven and the one who wields the
scepter in Beth-
eden. The people of
Aram will be exiled to Kir,” says the LORD.
And I will cut off the inhabitant from
Ashdod, and him that
holdeth the
sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against
Ekron: and the
remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.
I will cut off the ruler of
Ashdod and the one who wields the
scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against
Ekron, and the
remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
That
pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the
meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same
maid, to
profane my
holy name:
They
trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they
push the
needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same
girl and so
profane My
holy name.
The Lord GOD hath
sworn by his
holiness, that, lo, the days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks, and your
posterity with fishhooks.
The Lord GOD has
sworn by His
holiness: “Behold, the days are coming when you will be taken away with hooks, and your
posterity with fishhooks.
And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.
And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is
anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will
retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be
invoked.”
For as ye have
drunk upon my
holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually,
yea, they shall drink, and they shall
swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.
For as you
drank on My
holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and
gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed.
But upon mount
Zion shall be
deliverance, and there shall be
holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.
But on Mount
Zion there will be
deliverance, and it will be
holy, and the house of Jacob will reclaim their possession.
Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
When my soul
fainted within me I remembered the LORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine
holy temple.
As my life was
fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your
holy temple.
Hear, all ye people;
hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his
holy temple.
Hear, O peoples, all of you;
listen, O earth, and
everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His
holy temple.
And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong
hold of the daughter of
Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
And you, O
watchtower of the flock, O
stronghold of the Daughter of
Zion— the former dominion will be restored to you; sovereignty will come to the Daughter of Jerusalem.”
And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
I will remove the cities of your land and
tear down all your strongholds.
Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
You will eat but not be satisfied, and your hunger will remain with you. What you acquire, you will not preserve; and what you save, I will give to the sword.
They shall
lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their
holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
They will
lick the dust like a
snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will
crawl from their
holes in the presence of the LORD our God; they will
tremble in fear of You.
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
The LORD is good, a
stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
The lion did
tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and
strangled for his lionesses, and filled his
holes with prey, and his dens with
ravin.
All thy strong
holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be
shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
All your fortresses are fig trees with the first ripe figs; when
shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater!
Draw your water for the siege;
strengthen your fortresses. Work the clay and
tread the mortar; repair the brick
kiln!
And they shall
scoff at the kings, and the princes shall be a
scorn unto them: they shall
deride every strong
hold; for they shall
heap dust, and take it.
They
scoff at kings and make rulers an object of
scorn. They
laugh at every fortress and build up siege ramps to seize it.
Art thou not from
everlasting, O LORD my God, mine
Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
Are You not from
everlasting, O LORD, my God, my
Holy One? We will not die. O LORD, You have appointed them to
execute judgment; O Rock, You have established them for correction.
Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal
treacherously, and
holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?
Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot
tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You
tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked
swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
God came from Teman, and the
Holy One from mount
Paran.
Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
God came from Teman, and the
Holy One from Mount
Paran.
Selah His glory covered the heavens, and His praise filled the earth.
Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the day of the LORD is at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath
bid his guests.
Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.
Wail, O dwellers of the
Hollow, for all your merchants will be silenced; all who
weigh out silver will be cut off.
In that day shalt thou not be
ashamed for all thy doings, wherein thou hast
transgressed against me: for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that
rejoice in thy pride, and thou shalt no more be
haughty because of my
holy mountain.
On that day you will not be put to shame for any of the deeds by which you have
transgressed against Me. For then I will remove from among you those who
rejoice in their pride, and you will never again be
haughty on My
holy mountain.
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye
clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a
bag with
holes.
You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You
earn wages to put into a
bag pierced through.”
If one bear
holy flesh in the
skirt of his garment, and with his
skirt do touch bread, or
pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be
holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread,
stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that
item become
holy?’” “No,” replied the priests.
But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.
But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? They
repented and said, ‘Just as the LORD of Hosts purposed to do to us according to our ways and deeds, so He has done to us.’”
I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red horse, and he stood among the
myrtle trees that were in the bottom; and behind him were there red horses,
speckled, and white.
I looked out into the night and saw a man riding on a red horse. He was standing among the
myrtle trees in the
hollow, and behind him were red,
sorrel, and white horses.
And the LORD shall
inherit Judah his portion in the
holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.
And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is raised up out of his
holy habitation.
Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has
roused Himself from His
holy dwelling.”
Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto
Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the
holy mountain.
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to
Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the
Holy Mountain.”
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take
hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take
hold of the
skirt of him that is a
Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will
tightly grasp the
robe of a
Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”
And Tyrus did build herself a strong
hold, and
heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the
mire of the streets.
Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has
heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the
dirt of the streets.
Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;
Return to your
stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even
today I declare that I will restore to you double.
Whose possessors
slay them, and
hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own
shepherds pity them not.
whose buyers slaughter them without
remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own
shepherds have no
compassion on them.
And ye shall
flee to the valley of the mountains; for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal:
yea, ye shall
flee, like as ye fled from before the
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come, and all the saints with thee.
You will
flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will
flee as you fled from the
earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the
holy ones with Him.
And this shall be the plague
wherewith the LORD will
smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall
consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall
consume away in their
holes, and their tongue shall
consume away in their mouth.
And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have
warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will
rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will
rot in their sockets, and their tongues will
rot in their mouths.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great
tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay
hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour.
On that day a great
panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.
In that day shall there be upon the bells of the horses,
HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD’S house shall be like the
bowls before the altar.
On that day,
HOLY TO THE LORD will be inscribed on the bells of the horses, and the
cooking pots in the house of the LORD will be like the
sprinkling bowls before the altar.
Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be
holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and
seethe therein: and in that day there shall be no more the
Canaanite in the house of the LORD of hosts.
Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah will be
holy to the LORD of Hosts, and all who sacrifice will come and take some pots and
cook in them. And on that day there will no longer be a
Canaanite in the house of the LORD of Hosts.
Judah hath dealt
treacherously, and an
abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath
profaned the
holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god.
Judah has broken faith; an
abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has
profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was
espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost.
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was
pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the
Holy Spirit.
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
But after he had
pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the
Holy Spirit.
I indeed
baptize you with water unto
repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose
shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall
baptize you with the
Holy Ghost, and with fire:
I
baptize you with water for
repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose
sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will
baptize you with the
Holy Spirit and with fire.
Then the devil taketh him up into the
holy city, and setteth him on a
pinnacle of the temple,
Then the devil took Him to the
holy city and set Him on the
pinnacle of the temple.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will
hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.
No one can serve two masters: Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
Give not that which is
holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before
swine, lest they
trample them under their feet, and turn again and
rend you.
Do not give dogs what is
holy; do not throw your pearls before
swine. If you do, they may
trample them under their feet, and then turn and
tear you to pieces.
And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
And
whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him: but
whosoever speaketh against the
Holy Ghost, it shall not be
forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be
forgiven, but
whoever speaks against the
Holy Spirit will not be
forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore
didst thou doubt?
Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”
And the multitude
rebuked them, because they should
hold their peace: but they
cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou Son of David.
The crowd
admonished them to be silent, but they
cried out all the louder, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.
But if we say, ‘From men,’ we are afraid of the people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”
When ye therefore shall see the
abomination of
desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the
holy place, (
whoso readeth, let him understand:)
So when you see standing in the
holy place ‘the
abomination of
desolation,’ described by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand),
But he that had received one went and
digged in the earth, and
hid his lord’s money.
But the servant who had received the one talent went off,
dug a
hole in the ground, and
hid his master’s money.
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, He will sit on His glorious throne.
Now the
betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I
kiss is the man; arrest Him.”
In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a
thief with swords and
staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no
hold on me.
At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
And they that had laid
hold on Jesus led him away to
Caiaphas the high priest, where the
scribes and the elders were assembled.
Those who had arrested Jesus led Him away to the house of
Caiaphas the high priest, where the
scribes and elders had gathered.
And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
At that time they were
holding a
notorious prisoner named Barabbas.
And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost:
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Spirit,
I indeed have
baptized you with water: but he shall
baptize you with the
Holy Ghost.
I
baptize you with water, but He will
baptize you with the
Holy Spirit.”
Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of
Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the
Holy One of God.
“What do You want with us, Jesus of
Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the
Holy One of God!”
And Jesus
rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
But Jesus
rebuked the spirit. “Be silent!” He said. “Come out of him!”
And when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.
When His family heard about this, they went out to take
custody of Him, saying, “He is out of His mind.”
But
whoever blasphemes against the
Holy Spirit will never be
forgiven; he is guilty of eternal sin.”
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an
holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him
gladly.
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and
holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly
perplexed; yet he
listened to him
gladly.
For the
Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands
oft, eat not,
holding the tradition of the elders.
Now in
holding to the tradition of the elders, the
Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat until they wash their hands
ceremonially.
And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to
hold, as the washing of cups, and pots,
brasen vessels, and of tables.
And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for
dining.
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
You have disregarded the commandment of God to keep the tradition of men.”
Whosoever therefore shall be
ashamed of me and of my words in this
adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be
ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the
holy angels.
If
anyone is
ashamed of Me and My words in this
adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be
ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the
holy angels.”
And many charged him that he should
hold his peace: but he
cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.
Many people
admonished him to be silent, but he
cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
And when ye stand praying,
forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may
forgive you your trespasses.
And when you stand to pray, if you
hold anything against another,
forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will
forgive your trespasses as well.”
And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them: and they left him, and went their way.
At this, the leaders sought to arrest Jesus, for they knew that He had spoken this parable against them. But fearing the crowd, they left Him and went away.
For David himself said by the
Holy Ghost, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy
footstool.
Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought
beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye
premeditate: but
whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the
Holy Ghost.
But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not
worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the
Holy Spirit.
And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
One young man who had been following Jesus was wearing a linen cloth around his body. They caught hold of him,
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the
Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s
womb.
for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the
Holy Spirit even from his mother’s
womb.
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the
salutation of Mary, the
babe leaped in her
womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the
Holy Ghost:
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s
greeting, the
baby leaped in her
womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the
Holy Spirit.
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name.
He has helped His servant Israel, remembering to be
merciful,
As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began:
as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
In
holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
in
holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our lives.
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the
womb shall be called
holy to the Lord;)
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every
firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was
Simeon; and the same man was just and
devout, waiting for the
consolation of Israel: and the
Holy Ghost was upon him.
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named
Simeon, who was righteous and
devout. He was waiting for the
consolation of Israel, and the
Holy Spirit was upon him.