Luke 2:34 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 Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And Simeon blessed them, and he said to his mother Mary: “Behold, this one has been set for the ruin and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and as a sign which will be contradicted.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child ]is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary: “Behold, this Child is appointed to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;
LSV Literal Standard Version
and Simeon blessed them and said to His mother Mary, “Behold, this [One] is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against—
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Darby Darby Translation
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Lo, this [child] is set for the fall and rising up of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against;
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And Simeon blessed them, and saide vnto Mary his mother, Beholde, this childe is appointed for the fall and rising againe of many in Israel, and for a signe which shalbe spoken against,
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the downfall and rising up of many people in Israel and for a sign that is rejected—
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Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccion of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this [one] is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against —
FBV Free Bible Version
Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Jesus' mother Mary, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall and many to rise. He is a sign from God that many will reject,
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Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y los bendixo Simeón, y dixo á María su madre: He aquí que este es puesto para caída, y para levantamiento de muchos en Israél; y para señal á la que se hará contradicción:
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y los bendijo Simeón, y dijo á su madre María: He aquí, éste es puesto para caída y para levantamiento de muchos en Israel; y para señal á la que será contradicho;
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Simeón los bendijo y le dijo a María, la madre de Jesús: «Este niño ha sido enviado para hacer que muchos caigan o se levanten en Israel. Él será una señal y muchos se le opondrán,
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Simeón los bendijo. Dijo a su madre María: Mira, Éste es designado para caída y levantada de muchos en Israel, y como una señal que tiene contradicción
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Entonces Simeón los bendijo, y dijo a María la madre de Jesús: “Este niño está destinado para hacer que muchos en Israel caigan y muchos otros se levanten. Es una señal de Dios que muchos rechazarán,
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Simeón los bendijo y dijo a María, su madre: Mira, este niño está puesto para caída y levantamiento de muchos en Israel, y para señal que será contradicha.
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 εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς Συμεὼν καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Μαριὰμ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ· ἰδοὺ οὗτος κεῖται εἰς πτῶσιν καὶ ἀνάστασιν πολλῶν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και ευλογησεν αυτους συμεων και ειπεν προς μαριαμ την μητερα αυτου· ιδου ουτος κειται εις πτωσιν και αναστασιν πολλων εν τω ισραηλ και εις σημειον αντιλεγομενον.
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 εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς Συμεών, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς Μαριὰμ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ, Ἰδού, οὗτος κεῖται εἰς πτῶσιν καὶ ἀνάστασιν πολλῶν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον·
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και ευλογησεν αυτουσ συμεων και ειπεν προσ μαριαμ την μητερα αυτου ιδου ουτοσ κειται εισ πτωσιν και αναστασιν πολλων εν τω ισραηλ και εισ σημειον αντιλεγομενον
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς Συμεὼν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Μαριὰμ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ Ἰδοὺ οὗτος κεῖται εἰς πτῶσιν καὶ ἀνάστασιν πολλῶν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ εὐλόγησεν αὐτοὺς Συμεὼν καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς Μαριὰμ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ· Ἰδοὺ οὗτος κεῖται εἰς πτῶσιν καὶ ἀνάστασιν πολλῶν ἐν τῷ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ εἰς σημεῖον ἀντιλεγόμενον,
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Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et benedixit illis Simeon, et dixit ad Mariam matrem ejus: Ecce positus est hic in ruinam et in resurrectionem multorum in Israël, et in signum cui contradicetur:
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ бл҃гословѝ ѧ҆̀ сѷмеѡ́нъ, и҆ речѐ къ мр҃і́и мт҃ри є҆гѡ̀: сѐ, лежи́тъ се́й на паде́нїе и҆ на воста́нїе мнѡ́гимъ во і҆и҃ли, и҆ въ зна́менїе прерѣка́емо:
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)
И благословил их Симеон и сказал Марии, Матери Его: се, лежит Сей на падение и на восстание многих в Израиле и в предмет пререканий, —
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ευλόγησεν αυτούς ο Συμεών, και είπε προς Μαριάμ την μητέρα αυτού· Ιδού, ούτος κείται εις πτώσιν και ανάστασιν πολλών εν τω Ισραήλ και εις σημείον αντιλεγόμενον.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И благослови их Симеун, и рече Марији, матери Његовој: Гле, Овај лежи да многе обори и подигне у Израиљу, и да буде знак против кога ће се говорити
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I blagoslovi ih Simeun, i reče Mariji, materi Njegovoj: Gle, Ovaj leži da mnoge obori i podigne u Izrailju, i da bude znak protiv koga će se govoriti
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَبَارَكَهُمَا سِمْعَانُ، وَقَالَ لِمَرْيَمَ أُمِّهِ: «هَا إِنَّ هَذَا قَدْ وُضِعَ لِسُقُوطِ وَقِيَامِ كَثِيرِينَ فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَلِعَلَامَةٍ تُقَاوَمُ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC