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Luke 2:22

Luke 2:22
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;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And when the days of purification,.... Of the Virgin Mary, the mother of our Lord; though most copies read, "of their purification"; and so read the Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions, including…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Days of her purification - Among the Hebrews a mother was required to remain at home for about forty days after the birth of a male child and about eighty for a female, and during that time she was…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Days of her purification - That is, thirty-three days after what was termed the seven days of her uncleanness - forty days in all: for that was the time appointed by the law, after the birth of a male…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Luke 2:21-24

Our Lord Jesus, being made of a woman, was made under the law, Gal 4:4. He was not only, as the son of a daughter of Adam, made under the law of nature, but as the son of a daughter of Abraham was…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Luke 2:22-24

The Presentation in the Temple

22. her purification Rather, their purification. The reading αὐτῆς, -her", of the Received Text is almost unsupported. All the Uncials read αὐτῶν, -their," except D,…

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