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Luke 2:24 — King James Version← Study notes

And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.


Luke 2:24Greek Interlinear

Greek · Luke 2:2417 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
δοῦναιdounai
to offerverbG1325
θυσίανthysian
a sacrificenounG2378
κατὰkata
according toprepositionG2596
τὸto
thatarticleG3588
εἰρημένονeirēmenon
sayverbG3004
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
νόμῳnomō
lawnounG3551
κυρίουkyriou
of the LordnounG2962
ζεῦγοςzeugos
A pairnounG2201
τρυγόνωνtrygonōn
of turtle dovesnounG5167
ē
orwordG2228
δύοdyo
twoadjectiveG1417
νοσσοὺςnossous
saidnounG2046
περιστερῶνperisterōn
pigeonsnounG4058
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Luke 2:24

Next after the circumcision they wait for the time of purification, as it is said, And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were come.

Cyril of Alexandria · 5th century

If you diligently examine the words of the law, you will find indeed that the mother of God as she is free from all connection with man, so is she exempt from any obligation of the law. For not every woman who brings forth, but she who has received seed and brought forth, is pronounced unclean, and by the ordinances of the law is taught that she must be cleansed, in order to distinguish probably from her who though a virgin has conceived and brought forth. But that we might…

Bede · 8th century

Therefore the Evangelist has well observed, that the days of her purification were come according to the law, who since she had conceived of the Holy Spirit, was free from all uncleanness. It follows, They brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.

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