Luke 2:25 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And behold there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was in him.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and God-fearing, awaiting the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was with him.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name [is] Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him,
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Darby Darby Translation
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and pious, awaiting the consolation of Israel, and [the] Holy Spirit was upon him.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And behold, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon: this man was iust, and feared God, and waited for the consolation of Israel, and the holy Ghost was vpon him.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout. He was looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And beholde ther was a man in Hierusalem whose name was Simeon. And the same man was iuste and feared God and longed for the consolacion of Israel and the holy goost was in him.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [is] Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,
FBV Free Bible Version
Living in Jerusalem at that time was a man called Simeon. Simeon did what was good and was very devout. He was waiting expectantly for the hope of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y habia á la sazón en Jerusalém un hombre llamado Simeón, y este hombre justo y temeroso de Dios, esperaba la consolación de Israél, y el Espíritu Santo era en él.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y he aquí, había un hombre en Jerusalem, llamado Simeón, y este hombre, justo y pío, esperaba la consolación de Israel: y el Espíritu Santo era sobre él.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
En aquel tiempo había en Jerusalén un hombre llamado Simeón, que era justo y piadoso. Vivía con la esperanza de que Dios libertara a Israel. El Espíritu Santo estaba con él
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Estaba en Jerusalén un hombre justo y devoto llamado Simeón, quien esperaba [la] consolación de Israel. [El] Espíritu Santo estaba sobre él,
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
En ese tiempo vivía en Jerusalén un hombre llamado Simeón. Y era un hombre recto y muy piadoso. Él esperaba con ansias la esperanza de Israel, y el Espíritu Santo estaba sobre él.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
En Jerusalén había un hombre llamado Simeón. Era justo y temeroso de Dios, esperaba la consolación de Israel, y el Espíritu Santo estaba sobre él.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦν ἄνθρωπος ἐν Ἱεροσολύμοις ᾧ ὄνομα Συμεών, καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος δίκαιος καὶ εὐλαβής, προσδεχόμενος παράκλησιν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ Πνεῦμα ἦν Ἅγιον ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν·
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και ιδου ην ανθρωπος εν ιεροσολυμοις ω ονομα συμεων, και ο ανθρωπος ουτος δικαιος και ευλαβης, προσδεχομενος παρακλησιν του ισραηλ, και πνευμα ην αγιον επ αυτον·
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Καὶ ἰδού, ἦν ἄνθρωπος ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ, ᾧ ὄνομα Συμεών, καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος δίκαιος καὶ εὐλαβής, προσδεχόμενος παράκλησιν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἦν ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και ιδου ην ανθρωποσ εν ιερουσαλημ ω ονομα συμεων και ο ανθρωποσ ουτοσ δικαιοσ και ευλαβησ προσδεχομενοσ παρακλησιν του ισραηλ και πνευμα ην αγιον επ αυτον
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνθρωπος ἦν ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ ᾧ ὄνομα Συμεών, καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος δίκαιος καὶ εὐλαβής, προσδεχόμενος παράκλησιν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ Πνεῦμα ἦν Ἅγιον ἐπ’ αὐτόν·
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Καὶ ἰδοὺ ⸂ἄνθρωπος ἦν ἐν Ἰερουσαλὴμ ᾧ ὄνομα Συμεών, καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος δίκαιος καὶ εὐλαβής, προσδεχόμενος παράκλησιν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ πνεῦμα ἦν ἅγιον ἐπʼ αὐτόν·
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et ecce homo erat in Jerusalem, cui nomen Simeon, et homo iste justus, et timoratus, exspectans consolationem Israël: et Spiritus Sanctus erat in eo.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ сѐ, бѣ̀ человѣ́къ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ, є҆мꙋ́же и҆́мѧ сѷмеѡ́нъ. И҆ человѣ́къ се́й првⷣнъ и҆ бл҃гочⷭ҇ти́въ, ча́ѧ ᲂу҆тѣ́хи і҆и҃левы: и҆ дх҃ъ бѣ̀ ст҃ъ въ не́мъ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Тогда был в Иерусалиме человек, именем Симеон. Он был муж праведный и благочестивый, чающий утешения Израилева; и Дух Святый был на нем.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ιδού, ήτο άνθρωπός τις εν Ιερουσαλήμ, ονομαζόμενος Συμεών, και ο άνθρωπος ούτος ήτο δίκαιος και ευλαβής, προσμένων την παρηγορίαν του Ισραήλ, και Πνεύμα Άγιον ήτο επ' αυτόν·
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И гле, беше у Јерусалиму човек по имену Симеун, и тај човек беше праведан и побожан, који чекаше утехе Израиљеве, и Дух Свети беше у њему.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I gle, beše u Jerusalimu čovek po imenu Simeun, i taj čovek beše pravedan i pobožan, koji čekaše utehe Izrailjeve, i Duh Sveti beše u njemu.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَكَانَ رَجُلٌ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ ٱسْمُهُ سِمْعَانُ، وَهَذَا ٱلرَّجُلُ كَانَ بَارًّا تَقِيًّا يَنْتَظِرُ تَعْزِيَةَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC