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He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Jesus, that they might do concerning him according to the custom of the law,
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Guided by the Spirit
Commentators overwhelmingly emphasize that Simeon's arrival was not a coincidence. He came "in the Spirit," meaning the Holy Spirit actively prompted and guided him to the temple at the exact moment Jesus was brought in. As one scholar notes, "Men who have the Spirit will be led by the Spirit." This illustrates that God guides His people to fulfill His purposes.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
By the Spirit. By the direction of the Spirit.
Into the temple. Into that part of the temple where public worship was chie…
When the parents brought in the child Jesus (εν τω εισαγαγειν τους γονεις το παιδιον Ιησουν). A neat Greek and Hebrew idiom diffic…
19th Century
Anglican
He came by the Spirit.—Better, as in Revelation 1:10, in the Spirit—i.e., in a spiritual state in which …
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Baptist
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 …
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…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he came by the Spirit into the temple By the same Spirit of God, that revealed the above to him. The Ethiopic ve…
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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…
