Luke 2:38 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
Now she, at the same hour, coming in, confessed to the Lord; and spoke of him to all that looked for the redemption of Israel.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And entering at the same hour, she confessed to the Lord. And she spoke about him to all who were awaiting the redemption of Israel.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to the Lord and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for redemption in Jerusalem.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Coming forward at that moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the Child to all who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
LSV Literal Standard Version
and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the LORD, and was speaking concerning Him to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
and she coming up the same hour gave praise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And she coming in that instant, gave thanks likewise to the Lord, and spoke of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
She then coming at the same instant vpon them, confessed likewise the Lord, and spake of him to all that looked for redemption in Hierusalem.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
At that very hour she came near to them and began giving thanks to God and she spoke about the child to everyone who had been waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
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 the same came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of him to all that loked for redempcion in Hierusalem.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
FBV Free Bible Version
She came up to them right at that moment, and began praising God. She spoke about Jesus to all those who were looking forward to the time when God would set Jerusalem free.
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 coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y como llegase ella en la misma hora, alababa al Señor: y hablaba de él á todos los que esperaban la redención de Israél.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y ésta, sobreviniendo en la misma hora, juntamente confesaba al Señor, y hablaba de él á todos los que esperaban la redención en Jerusalem.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Ana llegó también en aquel mismo momento, dio gracias a Dios y comenzó a hablar del niño a todos los que esperaban que Dios liberara a Jerusalén.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Ella se presentó en ese momento. Daba gracias a Dios y hablaba del Niño a todos los que esperaban la redención de Jerusalén.
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)
Y en ese momento, llegó donde ellos estaban, y comenzó a alabar a Dios. Y les habló de Jesús a todos los que estaban allí los que esperaban el tiempo en que Dios libertaría a Jerusalén.
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)
Ella se presentó en ese mismo momento y comenzó a dar gracias a Dios. También hablaba del niño a todos los que esperaban la redención de Jerusalén.
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 αὕτη αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσι τοῖς προσδεχομένοις λύτρωσιν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και αυτη αυτη τη ωρα επιστασα ανθωμολογειτο τω κυριω και ελαλει περι αυτου πασιν τοις προσδεχομενοις λυτρωσιν εν ιερουσαλημ.
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 αὕτη αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσι τοῖς προσδεχομένοις λύτρωσιν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και αυτη αυτη τη ωρα επιστασα ανθωμολογειτο τω κυριω και ελαλει περι αυτου πασιν τοισ προσδεχομενοισ λυτρωσιν εν ιερουσαλημ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ Θεῷ καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσιν τοῖς προσδεχομένοις λύτρωσιν Ἰερουσαλήμ.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
⸀καὶ αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ ⸀θεῷ καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσιν τοῖς προσδεχομένοις ⸀λύτρωσιν Ἰερουσαλήμ.
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 hæc, ipsa hora superveniens, confitebatur Domino: et loquebatur de illo omnibus, qui exspectabant redemptionem Israël.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ та̀ въ то́й ча́съ приста́вши и҆сповѣ́дашесѧ гдⷭ҇еви и҆ глаго́лаше ѡ҆ не́мъ всѣ̑мъ ча́ющымъ и҆збавле́нїѧ во і҆ерⷭ҇ли́мѣ.
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 она в то время, подойдя, славила Господа и говорила о Нем всем, ожидавшим избавления в Иерусалиме.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
και αύτη φθάσασα εν αυτή τη ώρα, εδοξολόγει τον Κύριον και ελάλει περί αυτού προς πάντας τους προσμένοντας λύτρωσιν εν Ιερουσαλήμ.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И она у тај час дође, и хваљаше Господа и говораше за Њега свима који чекаху спасења у Јерусалиму.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I ona u taj čas dođe, i hvaljaše Gospoda i govoraše za Njega svima koji čekahu spasenja u Jerusalimu.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَهِيَ فِي تِلْكَ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَقَفَتْ تُسَبِّحُ ٱلرَّبَّ، وَتَكَلَّمَتْ عَنْهُ مَعَ جَمِيعِ ٱلْمُنْتَظِرِينَ فِدَاءً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC