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chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/luke/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/luke/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />which you have prepared for all people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/luke/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />which You have prepared in the sight of all people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />which You have prepared before <i>the</i> face of all the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/luke/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/luke/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/luke/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Which You have prepared in the presence of all the peoples:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/luke/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/luke/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Which Thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/luke/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Which You prepared in the presence of all peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/luke/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/luke/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have prepared it in the presence of all peoples —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/luke/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have prepared it in the presence of all peoples— <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/luke/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/luke/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and foreign nations will also see this. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/luke/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/luke/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />which you have prepared for all people to see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/luke/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/luke/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />which you prepared for all people to see—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/luke/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />which You have prepared in the sight of all people,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/luke/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/luke/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/luke/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/luke/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />which you have prepared before the face of all peoples; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/luke/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />which You prepared before the face of all the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/luke/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />which You have prepared before <i>the</i> face of all the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/luke/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/luke/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/luke/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/luke/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />which you have prepared before the face of all peoples:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/luke/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />which you prepared in sight of all the peoples, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/luke/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/luke/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Which you have prepared before the face of all peoples,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“Him whom you have prepared in the sight of all the peoples.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/luke/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/luke/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />which thou didst prepare before the face of all peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/luke/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />which thou hast prepared before the face of all people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/luke/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />whom thou hast provided for all mankind, a light to lighten the Gentiles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/luke/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/luke/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />Which Thou didst prepare before the face of all peoples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/luke/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />a light for the enlightening of the Gentiles,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/luke/2-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=832" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/luke/2.htm">The Prophecy of Simeon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">30</span>For my eyes have seen Your salvation, <span class="reftext">31</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: ho (RelPro-ANS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">which</a> <a href="/greek/2090.htm" title="2090: hētoimasas (V-AIA-2S) -- To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.">You have prepared</a> <a href="/greek/2596.htm" title="2596: kata (Prep) -- A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).">in</a> <a href="/greek/4383.htm" title="4383: prosōpon (N-ANS) -- From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.">the sight</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantōn (Adj-GMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">of all</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2992.htm" title="2992: laōn (N-GMP) -- Apparently a primary word; a people.">people,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">32</span>a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a></span><br />The LORD has bared His holy arm in the sight of all the nations; all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/98-2.htm">Psalm 98:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD has proclaimed His salvation and revealed His righteousness to the nations. / He has remembered His love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-6.htm">Isaiah 49:6</a></span><br />He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm">Isaiah 42:6</a></span><br />“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-47.htm">Acts 13:47</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, to bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-28.htm">Acts 28:28</a></span><br />Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a></span><br />The true Light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-16.htm">Matthew 4:16</a></span><br />the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-9.htm">Romans 15:9-12</a></span><br />so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.” / Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.” / And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-9.htm">Revelation 5:9</a></span><br />And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-1.htm">Isaiah 60:1-3</a></span><br />Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. / For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His glory will appear over you. / Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Isaiah 11:10</a></span><br />On that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples. The nations will seek Him, and His place of rest will be glorious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-23.htm">Acts 26:23</a></span><br />that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Which you have prepared before the face of all people;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/96-1.htm">Psalm 96:1-3,10-13</a></b></br> O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/97-6.htm">Psalm 97:6-8</a></b></br> The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/98-2.htm">Psalm 98:2,3</a></b></br> The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/2-30.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/luke/1-76.htm">Face</a> <a href="/mark/13-10.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-17.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/luke/1-76.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/luke/1-17.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/luke/1-19.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/luke/1-76.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/luke/2-30.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/luke/1-15.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/4-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/luke/5-12.htm">Face</a> <a href="/luke/2-32.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/luke/3-4.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/luke/12-20.htm">Prepared</a> <a href="/luke/5-26.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/luke/2-32.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/luke/3-6.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/luke/2-32.htm">Sight</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Augustus taxes all the Roman empire.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-6.htm">The nativity of Jesus.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-8.htm">An angel relates it to the shepherds, and many sing praises to God for it.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-15.htm">The shepherds glorify God.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-21.htm">Jesus is circumcised.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-22.htm">Mary purified.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Simeon and Anna prophesy of Jesus,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-39.htm">who increases in wisdom,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-41.htm">questions in the temple with the teachers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/luke/2-51.htm">and is obedient to his parents.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>which You have prepared</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereign plan and preparation for salvation. The preparation refers to the coming of Jesus Christ, which was foretold by the prophets in the Old Testament. <a href="/isaiah/40-3.htm">Isaiah 40:3-5</a> speaks of preparing the way for the Lord, and <a href="/malachi/3.htm">Malachi 3:1</a> mentions the messenger who will prepare the way. This preparation underscores God's intentional and deliberate plan for redemption, fulfilled in the birth and life of Jesus.<p><b>in the sight of all people,</b><br>The phrase emphasizes the universal scope of God's salvation plan. The birth of Jesus was not just for Israel but for all nations, fulfilling the promise to Abraham that through his offspring all nations would be blessed (<a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a>). This inclusivity is further echoed in the Great Commission (<a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a>), where Jesus commands His disciples to make disciples of all nations. The public nature of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, witnessed by many, underscores the accessibility and availability of salvation to all humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/simeon.htm">Simeon</a></b><br>A devout and righteous man in Jerusalem who was promised by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ. He is the speaker of this verse.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The infant Jesus is being presented at the temple by Mary and Joseph, fulfilling the Jewish law of purification and dedication of the firstborn.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_in_jerusalem.htm">Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of this event, where Jewish customs and laws were observed, and where Simeon encounters Jesus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mary_and_joseph.htm">Mary and Joseph</a></b><br>The earthly parents of Jesus, obedient to the Law of Moses, bringing Jesus to the temple.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_holy_spirit.htm">The Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Spirit who revealed to Simeon that he would see the Messiah and who guided him to the temple at the right time.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/universal_salvation.htm">Universal Salvation</a></b><br>Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promise of salvation, prepared for all people, not just Israel. This emphasizes the inclusivity of the Gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Simeon's encounter with Jesus is a testament to God's faithfulness in fulfilling His promises. Believers can trust in God's timing and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_holy_spirit.htm">Role of the Holy Spirit</a></b><br>The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in guiding and revealing God's plans. Christians should seek the Spirit's guidance in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_law.htm">Obedience to God's Law</a></b><br>Mary and Joseph's adherence to the Law of Moses highlights the importance of obedience to God's commands as an act of faith.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_cme_church.htm">What is the Nunc Dimittis?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_loving_your_neighbor.htm">What is loving your neighbor as yourself?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_peter_3_8-9_lessen_urgency.htm">2 Peter 3:8-9: Does the flexible view of time here undermine the urgency of the message?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_rev_19_14's_army.htm">Revelation 19:14 describes an army in white linen on heavenly horses--what evidence supports a real historical or spiritual event like this?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) <span class= "bld">Before the face of all people.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">of all peoples.</span> The word expresses the universality of the salvation which the next verse contemplates in its application to the two great divisions of the human family.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 31, 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Before the face of all people; a Light to lighten the Gentiles</span>; more accurately rendered, all peoples. Men like Isaiah, who lived several centuries before the nativity, with their glorious farreaching prophecies, such as <a href="/isaiah/52-10.htm">Isaiah 52:10</a>, were far in advance of the narrow, selfish Jewish schools of the age of Jesus Christ. It was, perhaps, the hardest lesson the apostles and first teachers of the faith had to master - this full, free admission of the vast Gentile world into the kingdom of their God. Simeon, in his song, however, distinctly repeats the broad, generous sayings of the older prophets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/luke/2-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="grk">ὃ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have prepared</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡτοίμασας</span> <span class="translit">(hētoimasas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2090.htm">Strong's 2090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make ready, prepare. From hetoimos; to prepare.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="grk">κατὰ</span> <span class="translit">(kata)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2596.htm">Strong's 2596: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the sight</span><br /><span class="grk">πρόσωπον</span> <span class="translit">(prosōpon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4383.htm">Strong's 4383: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pros and ops; the front, i.e. The countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of all</span><br /><span class="grk">πάντων</span> <span class="translit">(pantōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="grk">λαῶν</span> <span class="translit">(laōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2992.htm">Strong's 2992: </a> </span><span class="str2">Apparently a primary word; a people.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/luke/2-31.htm">Luke 2:31 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/luke/2-31.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 2:31 Which you have prepared before the face (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/2-30.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 2:30"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 2:30" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/2-32.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 2:32"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 2:32" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>