Luke 2:37

KJV1611 – Modern English

And she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

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  • 1 Tim 5:5 : 5 Now she who is truly a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
  • Acts 14:23 : 23 And when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed with fasting, they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.
  • Acts 26:7 : 7 To which promise our twelve tribes, earnestly serving God day and night, hope to attain. For this hope's sake, King Agrippa, I am accused by the Jews.
  • Acts 13:3 : 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
  • Rev 3:12 : 12 He who overcomes, I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.
  • Rev 7:15 : 15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne shall dwell among them.
  • Exod 38:8 : 8 He made the basin of bronze and its base of bronze, from the mirrors of the women who assembled at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
  • 1 Sam 2:2 : 2 There is none holy like the LORD; for there is none besides you; neither is there any rock like our God.
  • Ps 22:2 : 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; and in the night season, and am not silent.
  • Ps 23:6 : 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
  • Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have desired of the LORD, that I will seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in His temple.
  • Ps 84:4 : 4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they will still be praising you. Selah.
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
  • Ps 92:13 : 13 Those who are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
  • Ps 135:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD. Praise the name of the LORD; praise him, O you servants of the LORD. 2 You who stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God,
  • Luke 5:33 : 33 And they said to him, Why do the disciples of John fast often and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but yours eat and drink?

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    36And there was Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity.

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    38And coming in that instant, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who looked for redemption in Jerusalem.

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    5Now she who is truly a widow, and left alone, trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

  • 1 Tim 5:9-10
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    9Do not let a widow be taken into the number under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

    10Well reported for good works: if she has brought up children, if she has lodged strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

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  • Luke 1:7-8
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    7They had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years.

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    53And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

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    42Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a penny.

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    10And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept greatly.

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    26And she said, Oh my lord, as your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman that stood by you here, praying to the LORD.

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    23As soon as the days of his service were completed, he departed to his own house.

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    29Lord, now you let your servant depart in peace, according to your word,

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    10And the whole multitude of the people were praying outside at the time of incense.

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    25And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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    9And she said to her husband, Behold now, I perceive that this is a holy man of God, who passes by us continually.

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    3Honor widows who are truly widows.

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    2And the woman arose, and did according to the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and stayed in the land of the Philistines for seven years.