Luke 2:29 meaning and explanation
“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.
Luke 2:29, Berean Standard Bible
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Simeon, a righteous and devout man in Jerusalem, had been promised by the Holy Spirit that he would live to see the Lord's Christ. Led by the Spirit into the temple, he takes the infant Jesus in his arms and speaks this prayer, often called the Nunc Dimittis from the Latin for "now you dismiss." The Greek word despota, rendered Sovereign Lord, acknowledges God's authority over life and death.
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