When the parents brought in the child Jesus (εν τω εισαγαγειν τους γονεις το παιδιον Ιησουν). A neat Greek and Hebrew idiom diffic…

By the Spirit. By the direction of the Spirit.

Into the temple. Into that part of the temple where public worship was chie…

He came by the Spirit.—Better, as in Revelation 1:10, in the Spirit—i.e., in a spiritual state in which …

Waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see …

St. Ambrose of Milan: Not only did Angels, Prophets, the shepherds, and His parents bear witness to the birth of the Lord, b…

The same Spirit had revealed to Simeon that the Messiah would come before he died. This may imply that he was an old man.

Mary and Joseph are…

And he came by the Spirit into the temple
By the same Spirit of God, that revealed the above to him. The Ethiopic ve…

The same Spirit who provided for the support of Simeon's hope also provided for his joy. Those who want to see Christ must go to the temple. Here i…