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Berean Standard Bible

“Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,”

Luke 2:27

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Mary and Joseph bring the infant Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to present him and offer a sacrifice according to the law. A man named Simeon, who is righteous and devout, has been waiting for the consolation of Israel.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Led by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. And when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for Him what was customary under the Law,

World English Bible (WEB)

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,

King James Version (KJV)

And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And full of the Spirit he came into the Temple; and when the father and mother came in with the child Jesus, to do with him what was ordered by the law,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y vino por Espíritu al templo. Y cuando metieron al niño Jesús sus padres en el templo, para hacer por él conforme á la costumbre de la ley,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

El Espíritu Santo guio a Simeón y fue al templo. Cuando los padres del niño Jesús lo llevaron para cumplir con la costumbre que manda la ley,

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