Luke 2:29 (DRB)

Passage

Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace:

Nearby Context

Luke 2:27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when his parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the law,

Luke 2:28 He also took him into his arms and blessed God and said

Luke 2:29 Now thou dost dismiss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word in peace:

Luke 2:30 Because my eyes have seen thy salvation,

Luke 2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "dost", "dismiss", "servant", "lord", "word", and "peace". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "dost", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "He also took him into his arms..." into verse 30's "Because my eyes have seen thy salvation...", so "thou" and "dost" 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 "thou" and "dost" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.