Luke 2:24 (DBY)

Passage

and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of [the] Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:22 And when the days were fulfilled for their purifying according to the law of Moses, they brought him to Jerusalem to present [him] to the Lord

Luke 2:23 (as it is written in the law of [the] Lord: Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

Luke 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of [the] Lord: A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.

Luke 2:25 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.

Luke 2:26 And it was divinely communicated to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death before he should see [the] Lord's Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "offer", "sacrifice", "said", "lord", "pair", "turtle", "doves", and "young". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "offer" and "sacrifice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "as it is written in the law..." into verse 25's "And behold there was a man in...", so "offer" and "sacrifice" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "offer" and "sacrifice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.