Luke 2:23 (YLT)

Passage

as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, --`Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

Nearby Context

Luke 2:21 And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.

Luke 2:22 And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present to the Lord,

Luke 2:23 as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, --`Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'

Luke 2:24 and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, `A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'

Luke 2:25 And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "hath", "been", "written", "lord", "male", "opening", and "womb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "hath", 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 of their purification..." into verse 24's "and to give a sacrifice according to...", so "called" and "hath" 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 "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.