LUKE 2:26 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

UST The Holy Spirit had previously revealed to him that before he died, the Lord would send the Messiah and he would get to see him.

BSB The Holy Spirit had revealed to him [that he would] not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

BLB And it was divinely revealed to him by the Holy Spirit not to see death before that he should see the Lord's Christ.

AICNT And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

OEB It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not die until he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

WEBBE It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.[fn]

2:26 “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew) both mean “Anointed One”

WMBB It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.[fn]

2:26 “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew) both mean “Anointed One”

NET It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

LSV and it has been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit—not to see death before he may see the Christ of the LORD.

FBV The Holy Spirit had shown him that he would not die before he saw the Lord's Messiah.[fn]

2:26 Or “Christ.”

TCNT It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

T4T It was previously revealed by the Holy Spirit {The Holy Spirit previously revealed} to him that he would see God’s promised Messiah before he died.

LEB And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he would see the Lord’s Christ.[fn]

2:26 Or “Messiah”

BBE And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ.

Moff indeed it had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he was not to see death before he had seen the Lord messiah.

Wymth To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.

ASV And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

DRA And he had received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

YLT and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit — not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

Drby And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.

RV And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

SLT And it was intimated to him by the Holy Spirit, not to see death, before he should see the Christ of the Lord.

Wbstr And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

KJB-1769 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

KJB-1611 And it was reuealed vnto him by the holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seene the Lords Christ.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And a reuelation was geuen hym of the holy ghost, not to see death, before he had seene the Lordes Christe.
(And a revelation was given him of the holy ghost, not to see death, before he had seen the Lords Christ.)

Gnva And it was declared to him from God by the holy Ghost, that he shoulde not see death, before he had seene that Anointed of the Lord.
(And it was declared to him from God by the holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen that Anointed of the Lord. )

Cvdl And an answere was geue him of the holy goost, that he shulde not se death, before he had sene ye LORDES Christ.
(And an answer was give him of the holy ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen ye/you_all LORDS Christ.)

TNT And an answer was geven him of the holy goost that he shulde not se deethe before he had sene the lordes Christ.
(And an answer was given him of the holy ghost that he should not see deathe before he had seen the lords Christ. )

Wycl And he hadde takun an answere of the Hooli Goost, that he schulde not se deeth, but he sawy first the Crist of the Lord.
(And he had taken an answer of the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, but he sawy first the Christ of the Lord.)

Luth Und ihm war eine Antwort worden von dem Heiligen Geist, er sollte den Tod nicht sehen, er hätte denn zuvor den Christ des HErr’s gesehen.
(And him what/which a/one answer been from to_him saints/holy_ones spirit, he should the Tod not see, he would_have because/than before the Christ the LORD’s seen.)

ClVg Et responsum acceperat a Spiritu Sancto, non visurum se mortem, nisi prius videret Christum Domini.
(And responsum had_received from By_Spirit Holy, not/no visurum himself death, except first/before he_would_see Christ/Messiah Master. )

UGNT καὶ ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου, μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν ἂν ἴδῃ τὸν Χριστὸν Κυρίου.
(kai aʸn autōi keⱪraʸmatismenon hupo tou Pneumatos tou Hagiou, maʸ idein thanaton prin an idaʸ ton Ⱪriston Kuriou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν ⸂ἢ ἂν⸃ ἴδῃ τὸν χριστὸν κυρίου.
(kai aʸn autōi keⱪraʸmatismenon hupo tou pneumatos tou hagiou maʸ idein thanaton prin ⸂aʸ an⸃ idaʸ ton ⱪriston kuriou.)

RP-GNT Καὶ ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου, μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν ἢ ἴδῃ τὸν χριστὸν κυρίου.
(Kai aʸn autōi keⱪraʸmatismenon hupo tou pneumatos tou hagiou, maʸ idein thanaton prin aʸ idaʸ ton ⱪriston kuriou.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου, μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν [fn]ἢ ἴδῃ τὸν Χριστὸν Κυρίου.
(Kai aʸn autōi keⱪraʸmatismenon hupo tou Pneumatos tou Hagiou, maʸ idein thanaton prin aʸ idaʸ ton Ⱪriston Kuriou. )

2:26 η ¦ η αν NA SBL WH ¦ αν TH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translation Notes:

Section 2:21–40: The baby Jesus at the temple

The events in this section happened some days after Jesus was born.

In 2:21–24, Luke mentioned three ceremonies that were done when Jewish boys were born:

the baby boy was circumcised;
the mother was ritually purified;
the baby boy was presented to God.

In 2:25–38 Luke described two other events that happened while Joseph, Mary, and Jesus were at the temple in Jerusalem. God allowed two righteous people named Simeon and Anna to see Jesus and to thank God for him. Simeon spoke a prophecy about Jesus and Mary.

In 2:39–40 Luke concluded the section. Joseph and Mary took Jesus back to their home in Nazareth, where he grew and became strong and wise. The Gospel of Matthew indicates that before they went to Nazareth, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Egypt and stayed there for some time. Although Luke does not mention this, you should connect the clauses in 2:39 in a way that does not contradict it.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it. Some other possible headings for this section are:

Jesus’ Parents Obey Moses’ Teachings (GW)

Jesus Presented at the Temple (NASB)

Some English versions begin new sections at 2:25 and at 2:36. If you decide to do this in your translation, some possible headings are:

Simeon saw Jesus and prophesied about him (2:25)

Anna thanked God for Jesus and told others about him (2:36)

Simeon’s Prophecy (2:25)

Anna’s Prophecy (2:36)

2:26a

The Holy Spirit had revealed to him

The Holy Spirit had revealed/shown to him
God’s Spirit had made known to Simeon

2:26b

that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

that he would not die before he saw the Christ/Messiah whom the Lord appointed.
that before he died, he would see the Christ/Deliverer whom God promised to send.

2:26a–b

The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ: This part of the verse is passive, literally “it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit.” The Holy Spirit had revealed to Simeon that he would see the Christ/MessiahWhen the Greek word that is translated as Christ is used as a title for Jesus, it has the same meaning as the Hebrew word that English versions frequently translated as “Messiah.” before he died. In some languages, it may be more natural to translate this as an active sentence, as the BSB does. For example:

The Holy Spirit…had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. (NLT)The phrase “The Holy Spirit” is the subject of the verb at the end of 2:25, and the NLT has used it also as the subject of “had revealed” in 2:26.

The form of the Greek verb here indicates that the Holy Spirit had already revealed this to Simeon at some time in the past.

he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ: In some languages it may be natural to reverse the clauses here and translate without the negative (not). For example:

he would see the Lord’s Christ before he died

see death: The phrase see death is an idiom. It means “to die,” and many English versions translate it that way. For example:

he would not die (NIV)

the Lord’s Christ: In the phrase the Lord’s Christ, the word Lord’s refers to God. The word Christ refers to the person whom God appointed and promised to send as King and Savior. So the Lord’s Christ means “God’s appointed/promised one.” See Lord, Context 2, in the Glossary.

For a fuller discussion of Christ, see the note at 2:11b. See also Christ in the Glossary.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-time-background

καὶ

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπό τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου μή ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρίν ἄν ἴδῃ τόν Χριστόν Κυρίου)

Luke uses the word And to introduce background information that will help readers understand what happens next. Alternate translation: [Now]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου

was ˱to˲_him ˓having_been˒_revealed (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί ἦν αὐτῷ κεχρηματισμένον ὑπό τοῦ Πνεύματος τοῦ Ἁγίου μή ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρίν ἄν ἴδῃ τόν Χριστόν Κυρίου)

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form. Alternate translation: [the Holy Spirit had shown him] or [the Holy Spirit had told him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν

To see death is an idiom that means “to die.” Alternate translation: [that he would not die before]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

μὴ ἰδεῖν θάνατον πρὶν

Here, Luke is using a figure of speech that expresses a positive meaning by using a negative word together with a word that is the opposite of the intended meaning. Alternate translation: [he would live until]

Parallel LUKE 2:26

Section 2:21–40: The baby Jesus at the temple

2:26a

2:26b

2:26a–b