Luke 2:23 (LSB)

Passage

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

Nearby Context

Luke 2:21 And when eight days were fulfilled so that they could circumcise Him, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:22 And when the days for their cleansing according to the Law of Moses were fulfilled, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

Luke 2:23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

Luke 2:24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”

Luke 2:25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "written", "lord", "firstborn", "male", "opens", "womb", and "shall". 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 days for their cleansing..." into verse 24's "and to offer a sacrifice according to...", 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.