Luke 2:23 (GNV)

Passage

(As it is written in the Lawe of the Lord, Euery man childe that first openeth ye wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord)

Nearby Context

Luke 2:21 And when the eight daies were accomplished, that they shoulde circumcise the childe, his name was then called Iesus, which was named of the Angell, before he was conceiued in the wombe.

Luke 2:22 And when the daies of her purification after the Lawe of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Hierusalem, to present him to the Lord,

Luke 2:23 (As it is written in the Lawe of the Lord, Euery man childe that first openeth ye wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord)

Luke 2:24 And to giue an oblation, as it is commanded in the Lawe of the Lord, a paire of turtle doues, or two yong pigeons.

Luke 2:25 And behold, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon: this man was iust, and feared God, and waited for the consolation of Israel, and the holy Ghost was vpon him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "written", "lawe", "lord", "euery", "childe", "first", and "openeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "written", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "And when the daies of her purification..." into verse 24's "And to giue an oblation as it...", so "called" and "written" 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 "called" and "written" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.