Luke 2:25 Cross References - Moffatt

²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Symeon, an upright and devout man, who was on the outlook for the Consolation of Israel. The holy Spirit was upon him;

⁴³ Joseph of Arimathaea, a councillor of good position who himself was on the outlook for the Reign of God, ventured to go to Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus.

⁶ They were both just in the sight of God, blameless in their obedience to all the commands and regulations of God;

⁴¹ and when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leapt in her womb. Then Elizabeth was filled with the holy Spirit;

⁶⁷ And Zechariah his father was filled with the holy Spirit; he prophesied in these words,

³⁸ Now at that very hour she came up, and she offered praise to God and spoke of him to all who were on the outlook for the redemption of Jerusalem.

⁵¹ who had not voted for their plan of action; he belonged to Arimathaea, a Jewish town, and he was on the outlook for the Reign of God.

² a religious man, who reverenced God with all his household, who was liberal in his alms to the People, and who constantly prayed to God.

²² They said, "Cornelius, a captain, a good man who reverences God and enjoys a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to listen to what you had to say."

¹⁶ Hence I too endeavour to have a clear conscience before God and men all the time.

¹¹ For the grace of God has appeared to save all men, ¹² and it schools us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions and to live a life of self-mastery, of integrity, and of piety in this present world, ¹³ awaiting the blessed hope of the appearance of the Glory of the great God and of our Saviour Christ Jesus, ¹⁴ who gave himself up for us to redeem us from all iniquity and secure himself a clean people with a zest for good works.

²¹ for prophecy never came by human impulse, it was when carried away by the holy Spirit that the holy men of God spoke.