Cross references

Luke 2:25

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Luke 2:25 BSB

Luke 2:25 has 20 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Isaiah 25:9 (15 votes) and Luke 1:6 (9 votes). 35 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Genesis 6 to 2 Peter 1.

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Which verses does Luke 2:25 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Isaiah 25:915 votes

    And in that day it will be said, “Surely this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He has saved us. This is the LORD for whom we have waited. Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”

  2. Luke 1:69 votes

    Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.

  3. Luke 2:389 votes

    Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

  4. For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone. It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age, …

  5. Mark 15:436 votes

    Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

  6. Luke 1:414 votes

    When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

  7. This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.

  8. “Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God.

  9. Luke 1:673 votes

    Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

  10. Luke 23:513 votes

    who had not consented to their decision or action. He was from the Judean town of Arimathea and was waiting for the kingdom of God.

  11. Job 1:12 votes
  12. Job 1:82 votes
  13. Acts 10:22 votes
  14. Acts 10:222 votes
  15. Acts 24:162 votes
  16. Micah 6:81 vote

Which verses point to Luke 2:25?

The 10 strongest of 35.