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Luke 2:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 just as it is written in Jehovah’s* Law: “Every firstborn male* must be called holy to Jehovah.”*+

Luke 2:23

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 23 καθὼς according as γέγραπται it has been written ἐν in νόμῳ law Κυρίου of Lord ὅτι that Πᾶν Every ἄρσεν male διανοῖγον opening μήτραν womb ἅγιον holy τῷ to the κυρίῳ Lord κληθήσεται, will be called,

Luke 2:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 23 just as it is written in Jehovah’s* law: “Every male opening a womb must be called holy to Jehovah,”*+

Luke 2:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 as it is written in the law of the Lord “Every male that opens up a womb shall be sacred to the Lord,”

Luke 2:23

American Standard Version
- 23 (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

Luke 2:23

The Emphasized Bible
- 23 according as it is written in the law of the Lord—Every male that is a firstborn Holy unto the Lord shall be called,

Luke 2:23

King James Version
- 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

Luke

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 2:23 w82 4/1 31; ad 357; g65 7/22 28; ns 212; w59 189

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The Good News According to Jesus—Video Reference Guide
- Jesus presented to Jehovah at the temple (gnj 1 43:56–45:02)

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 2

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 2:23
  
  Jehovah’s Law: The expression “Jehovah’s Law,” as well as “the Law of Jehovah,” occurs many times in the Hebrew Scriptures as a combination of the Hebrew word for “law” and the Tetragrammaton. (For example: Ex 13:9; 2Ki 10:31; 1Ch 16:40; 22:12; 2Ch 17:9; 31:3; Ne 9:3; Ps 1:2; 119:1; Isa 5:24; Jer 8:8; Am 2:4.) The expression just as it is written is a common introduction to Hebrew Scripture quotes in the Christian Greek Scriptures.—Mr 1:2; Ac 7:42; 15:15; Ro 1:17; 10:15; see study note on Lu 1:6 and App. C3 introduction; Lu 2:23.
  
  Every firstborn male: The passage at Lu 2:22-24 refers not only to the sacrifice made at the time of Mary’s purification (see study notes on Lu 2:22; 2:24) but also to the requirement in the Law that a couple pay five silver shekels at the birth of their firstborn. As the firstborn son, Jesus was sanctified to God and belonged to him. For this reason, the Law required that Jesus be redeemed by his parents, Joseph and Mary. (Ex 13:1, 2; Nu 18:15, 16) The payment was to be made when the child was “a month old and up.” So Joseph would have been allowed to pay the five shekels at the same time that Mary made her purification offering, that is, 40 days after Jesus’ birth.
  
  Jehovah: The quote in this verse is based on Ex 13:2, 12, where the divine name, represented by four Hebrew consonants (transliterated YHWH), occurs in the original Hebrew text.—See App. C.