Luke 2:24

²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: "a pair of doves or two young pigeons."[1]

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Other Translations of Luke 2:24

King James Version

²⁴ And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

English Standard Version

²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."

The Message

²⁴ and also to sacrifice the "pair of doves or two young pigeons" prescribed in God's Law.

New King James Version

²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."

New Living Translation

²⁴ So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord-"either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 2:24

Commentary on Luke 2:21-24

(Read Luke 2:21-24)

Our Lord Jesus was not born in sin, and did not need that mortification of a corrupt nature, or that renewal unto holiness, which were signified by circumcision. This ordinance was, in his case, a pledge of his future perfect obedience to the whole law, in the midst of sufferings and temptations, even unto death for us. At the end of forty days, Mary went up to the temple to offer the appointed sacrifices for her purification. Joseph also presented the holy child Jesus, because, as a first-born son, he was to be presented to the Lord, and redeemed according to the law. Let us present our children to the Lord who gave them to us, beseeching him to redeem them from sin and death, and make them holy to himself.