Luke 2:31 (DRB)

Passage

Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples:

Nearby Context

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:

Luke 2:32 A light to the revelation of the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel.

Luke 2:33 And his father and mother were wondering at those things which were spoken concerning him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "hast", "prepared", "before", "face", and "peoples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "hast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "Because my eyes have seen thy salvation..." into verse 32's "A light to the revelation of the...", so "thou" and "hast" 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 "hast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.