Luke 2:24 (YLT)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Luke 2:26 and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit--not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "give", "sacrifice", "said", "lord", "pair", "turtle-doves", "young", and "pigeons". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "give" and "sacrifice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "as it hath been written in the..." into verse 25's "And lo there was a man in...", so "give" and "sacrifice" 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 "give" and "sacrifice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.