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- She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[ a] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
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New International Version. 36 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, 37 and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[ a] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying. 38 Coming up to them at ...
Verses 36-38. - Greeting of Anna the prophetess. Verse 36. - There was one Anna, a prophetess. The name of this holy woman is the same as that of the mother of Samuel. It is not necessary to assume that this Anna had the gift of foretelling future events. She was, at all events, a preacher.
At what “moment” (Luke 2:38) did Anna come up to them? Just as Simeon finished speaking. What did Anna do upon her arrival? “She gave thanks to” God the Father “and spoke about” Jesus “to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem” (Luke 2:38). What did she tell them?
Verses 36-38. - Greeting of Anna the prophetess. Verse 36. - There was one Anna, a prophetess. The name of this holy woman is the same as that of the mother of Samuel. It is not necessary to assume that this Anna had the gift of foretelling future events. She was, at all events, a preacher.
She Never Stopped Praying. By Rev. Alisha Riepma. Anna the prophet gives us a look into a life well-lived in service to the kingdom of God. She is the only named female prophet in the New Testament. The story of Anna in the Bible comes to us from Luke 2:36-38.
New Testament. The passage mentioning Anna is as follows: Luke 2:36–38 There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.
