Luke 2:29

WEB

²⁹“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;

KJV

²⁹Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

BSB

²⁹“Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace.

FBV

²⁹“Lord and Master, now you can let your servant die in peace as you promised,

Extra References

Revelation 14:13

¹³I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow with them.”

Genesis 46:30

³⁰Israel said to Joseph, “Now let me die, since I have seen your face, that you are still alive.”

Philippians 1:23

²³But I am hard pressed between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

Genesis 15:15

¹⁵but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.

Luke 2:26

²⁶It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

Isaiah 57:1-2

¹The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil. ²He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.

Psalms 37:37

³⁷Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.