Luke 2:25 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 2:26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

Luke 2:27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "behold", "jerusalem", "whose", "name", "simeon", "righteous", and "devout". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "and to offer a sacrifice according to..." into verse 26's "And it had been revealed to him...", so "Spirit" and "behold" 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 "Spirit" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.