Luke 2:30–32
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2:30For my eyes have seen your salvation90
2:31that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples:91
2:32a light,92
for revelation to the Gentiles,
and for glory93 to your people Israel.”
Footnotes
- 90 To see Jesus, the Messiah, is to see God’s salvation.
- 91 Is the phrase all peoples a reference to Israel alone, or to both Israel and the Gentiles? The following verse makes it clear that all peoples includes Gentiles, another key Lukan emphasis (Luke 24:47; Acts 10:34–43).
- 92 The syntax of this verse is disputed. Most read “light” and “glory” in parallelism, so Jesus is a light for revelation to the Gentiles and is glory to the people for Israel. Others see “light” (1:78–79) as a summary, while “revelation” and “glory” are parallel, so Jesus is light for all, but is revelation for the Gentiles and glory for Israel. Both readings make good sense and either could be correct, but Luke 1:78–79 and Acts 26:22–23 slightly favor this second option.
- 93 In other words, Jesus is a special cause for praise and honor (“glory”) for the nation.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
for my eyes have seen your salvation
that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and for glory to your people Israel.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
For my eyes have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and the glory of your people Israel.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
For my eyes have seen your salvation.
You have prepared it
in the presence of all peoples—
a light for revelation to the Gentiles
and glory to your people Israel.
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NLTNew Living Translation
I have seen your salvation,
which you have prepared for all people.
He is a light to reveal God to the nations,
and he is the glory of your people Israel!”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For my eyes have seen your salvation
that you have prepared in the presence of all the peoples,
a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and glory to your people Israel.”
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;
A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
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