Luke 2:30 (GNV)

Passage

For mine eyes haue seene thy saluation,

Nearby Context

Luke 2:28 Then hee tooke him in his armes, and praised God, and sayd,

Luke 2:29 Lord, nowe lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace, according to thy woorde,

Luke 2:30 For mine eyes haue seene thy saluation,

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

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mine", "eyes", "haue", "seene", and "saluation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mine" and "eyes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "Lord nowe lettest thou thy seruaunt depart..." into verse 31's "Which thou hast prepared before the face...", so "mine" and "eyes" 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 "mine" and "eyes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.