“At that moment,
Anna came there.
She began
To praise God.
She began
To speak
About the child
To all who were looking
For the redemption
Of Jerusalem.”
καὶ αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ ἐπιστᾶσα ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ Θεῷ καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ πᾶσιν τοῖς προσδεχομένοις λύτρωσιν Ἰερουσαλήμ
Luke said that at that moment or hour (καὶ αὐτῇ τῇ ὥρᾳ), when Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were there in the Temple, Anna, the prophetess daughter of Phanuel came to them (ἐπιστᾶσα). She began to praise God (ἀνθωμολογεῖτο τῷ Θεῷ), as was her custom. However, she also spoke about this child Jesus (καὶ ἐλάλει περὶ αὐτοῦ). He would be important for all those who were looking for or expecting the liberation or redemption of Jerusalem (πᾶσιν τοῖς προσδεχομένοις λύτρωσιν Ἰερουσαλήμ). This old prophet lady noticed Jesus in the same way that the old righteous man Simeon had. She came over to him and his parents. She said that Jesus would be important for anyone concerned about the future of Jerusalem. Notice that it was not Israel, but Jerusalem that would be saved, liberated, or redeemed.
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