Luke 2:12-24 ESV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:22

(22) When the days of her purification . . .—The primary idea of the law of Leviticus 12:1-6, would seem to have been that of witnessing to the taint of imperfection and sin attaching to every child of man, just as that of circumcision (its merely physical aspects being put aside) was that of the repression or control of one chief element of that sinfulness. Here neither was necessary; but the whole mystery of the birth was not as yet revealed to Mary, and therefore her act was simply one of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:24

(24) A pair of turtle doves.—The law of Leviticus 12:8 allowed these to be substituted for the normal sacrifice of a lamb as a burnt-offering, and a pigeon or dove as a sin-offering, when the mother was “not able” to offer the former. We may see, therefore, in this fact, another indication of the poverty of Joseph and his espoused wife. The offering had, like all other sacrifices, to be made in the Temple. It seems all but certain that this visit to Jerusalem must have preceded the visit of the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 2:1-52

The Love of the Cradle (For Christmas Day) Luke 2:7 The Church has ever held that in all the estate of His Humiliation in the whole sad three and thirty years of His earthly life, our Lord offered up an atoning sacrifice. He suffered life as well as death for us. But a great saint and doctor has well reminded us that we are ready to be so dazzled by the love of the Cross that we often forget the love of the Cradle. We forget that our Lord endured the weakness of death and the weakness of... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 2:8-21

Chapter 5THE ADORATION OF THE SHEPHERDS.Luke 2:8-21THE Gospel of St. Mark omits entirely the Nativity, passing at once to the words and miracles of His public ministry. St. John, too, dismisses the Advent and the earlier years of the Divine Life with one solitary phrase, how the Word, which in the beginning was with God and was God, "became flesh and dwelt among us". {John 1:14} St. Luke, however, whose Gospel is the Gospel of the Humanity, lingers reverently over the Nativity, throwing a... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 2:1-52

CHAPTER 2 1. The Birth of Christ at Bethlehem (Luke 2:1-7 ) 2. The Glad Tidings Announced to the Shepherds. (Luke 2:8-20 ) 3. The Circumcision and Presentation (Luke 2:21-24 ) 4. Simeon and His Prophecy (Luke 2:25-35 ) 5. Anna the Prophetess (Luke 2:36-38 ) 6. In Nazareth (Luke 2:39-40 ) 7. In the Temple (Luke 2:41-51 ) 8. The Increase (Luke 2:52 .) Luke 2:1-7 The appointed time (Galatians 4:4 ) had come. According to prophecy the Saviour had to be born in Bethlehem (Micah 5:2 ). But... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:13

2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel {f} a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,(f) Whole armies of angels, who compass the majesty of God round about, just as soldiers, as it were. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:14

2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, {g} good will toward men.(g) God’s ready, good, infinite, and gracious favour towards men. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:21

2:21 {3} And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.(3) Christ, the head of the Church, made subject to the law in order to deliver us from the curse of the law (as the name of Jesus well declares) being circumcised, ratifies and seals in his own flesh the circumcision of the flesh. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:22

2:22 {4} And when the days of {h} her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present [him] to the Lord;(4) Christ, upon whom all our sins were laid, being offered to God according to the law purifies both Mary and us all in himself.(h) This is meant for the fulfilling of the law: for otherwise the virgin was not defiled, nor unclean, by the birth of this child. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:1-52

THE BIRTH OF THE LORD JESUS (vs.1-7) God in His sovereign wisdom and power at this time ordered the events of man's government to accomplish His own will. Caesar Augustus decreed that all the world (the Roman Empire) should be enrolled for the purpose of census taking. It is noted in a parenthesis that this census was actually taken when Cyrenius was governor of Syria, which was at least six years later. Of course it was not known that it would be this long delayed, but this was the means... read more

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:22

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 2:24

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Luke 2:1-52

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Luke 2:8-21

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Luke 2:1-52

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:13

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:14

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:21

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 2:22

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 2:1-52

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