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Selected Verse: Luke 2:23 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 2:23 |
King James |
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| As it is written ... - Exo 13:2. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The law of the Lord
The word law occurs in this chapter five times; oftener than in all the rest of this Gospel put together. Luke emphasizes the fact that Jesus" was made under the law" (Gal 4:4), and accordingly elaborates the details of the fulfilment of the law by the parents of both John and Jesus. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Exo 13:2. |
2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.
4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast: it is mine.