Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “
King James Version
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
Holman Bible
(just as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every firstborn male
International Standard Version
as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstborn son is to be designated as holy to the Lord."
A Conservative Version
(just as it is written in a law of Lord that every male that opens a womb will be called holy to the Lord),
American Standard Version
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
Amplified
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy [set apart and dedicated] to the Lord)”
An Understandable Version
(It is recorded in the law of the Lord [Ex. 13:2, 12] that every firstborn male child be considered holy [i.e., specially dedicated] to the Lord.)
Anderson New Testament
(as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
Bible in Basic English
(As it says in the law of the Lord, Every mother's first male child is to be holy to the Lord),
Common New Testament
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
Daniel Mace New Testament
"every first born male-child shall be consecrated to the Lord."
Darby Translation
(as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),
Godbey New Testament
as it was written in the law of the Lord; That every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;
Goodspeed New Testament
in fulfilment of the requirement of the Law of the Lord, "Every first-born male shall be considered consecrated to the Lord,"
John Wesley New Testament
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that
Julia Smith Translation
(As has been written in the law of the Lord, That every male openingthe womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
King James 2000
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
Lexham Expanded Bible
(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord")
Modern King James verseion
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord)
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every man child that first openeth the matrix, shall be called holy to the Lord":
Moffatt New Testament
(as it is written in the law of the Lord: every male that opens the womb must be considered consecrated to the Lord)
Montgomery New Testament
as it is written in the law of Moses, Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord.
NET Bible
(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every firstborn male will be set apart to the Lord"),
New Heart English Bible
(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
Noyes New Testament
as it is written in the law of the Lord: "Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord,"
Sawyer New Testament
as it is written in the law of the Lord that every male which is a first born shall be called holy to the Lord,
The Emphasized Bible
according as it is written in the law of the Lord - Every male that is a firstborn, Holy unto the Lord, shall be called,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male child, that openeth the womb, shall be called holy to the Lord;
Twentieth Century New Testament
In compliance with the Law of the Lord that 'every first-born male shall be dedicated to the Lord,'
Webster
(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that is the first born of his mother shall be called holy to the Lord)
Weymouth New Testament
as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord."
Williams New Testament
"Every first born male shall be counted consecrated to the Lord,"
World English Bible
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
Worrell New Testament
(as it has been written in the law of the Lord??Every male opening the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"");
Worsley New Testament
(as it is written in the law of the Lord, That every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord:) and to offer a sacrifice,
Youngs Literal Translation
as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, -- 'Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'
Themes
the First-born » Laws respecting, observed at Christ's birth
Jesus Christ » History of » Is presented in the temple (in jerusalem)
Joseph » Husband of mary » Presents jesus in the temple
Temple » Herod the great's temple » Jesus brought to, according to the law and custom
Topics
Interlinear
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 2:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Circumcision And Presentation Of Jesus
22
And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “
Phrases
Cross References
Exodus 13:2
Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatever opens the womb among the sons of Israel, both of man and of beast; for it is mine.
Numbers 3:13
because all the firstborn are mine; from the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, I sanctified unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both of men and of animals; they shall be mine: I am the LORD.
Exodus 22:29
Thou shalt not delay to offer the first of thy ripe fruits and of thy liquors; the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou give unto me.
Exodus 34:19
All that opens the womb is mine; and every firstborn among thy livestock, whether of cow or of sheep, that is male.
Numbers 8:16-17
For they are completely given unto me from among the sons of Israel, instead of each one that opens the womb; instead of the firstborn of all the sons of Israel, I have taken them for myself.
Numbers 18:15
Every thing that opens the womb in all flesh, which they shall offer unto the LORD, whether it is of men or animals, shall be thine; nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou surely ransom, and the firstborn of unclean animals shalt thou ransom.
Exodus 13:12-15
that thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that opens the womb and in the same manner every firstborn that opens the wombs of thy animals; the males shall be the LORD's.