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Luke 2:37 KJV
Luke · chapter 2 · verse 37 · King James Version
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.Luke 2:37 · King James Version
Luke 2:37 in context
35(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
37And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
38And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
39And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
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Key words (Strong's)
- fourscoreogdoēkontaeightyG3589 →
- departedaphistēmito make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove, to excite to revolt, to stand off, to…G868 →
- fastingsnēsteiaa fasting, fast, a voluntary, as a religious exercise, of private fasting, the public…G3521 →
- prayersdeēsisneed, indigence, want, privation, penury, a seeking, asking, entreating, entreaty to God…G1162 →
- templehierona sacred place, temple, used of the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, used of the temple at…G2411 →
- servedlatreuōto serve for hire, to serve, minister to, either to the gods or men and used alike of…G3000 →
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