Luke 2:38 describes Anna waiting for redemption — she and Simeon both await Messiah in the temple, same scene.

In Luke 1:6, Zechariah and Elizabeth are described as righteous and blameless, matching Simeon's characterization here as righteous and devout.

Luke 23:51 notes Joseph was looking for the kingdom of God, directly paralleling Simeon's waiting for Israel's consolation.

Luke 12:36 uses the same imagery of waiting for a master's return, echoing Simeon's watchful anticipation of the Messiah.

Isaiah 25:9 says 'we have waited for him... he will save us' — the OT hope that Simeon personally embodies.

Mark 15:43 says Joseph of Arimathea was 'waiting for the kingdom of God' — same Greek verb as Simeon's waiting.

Titus 2:13 says to wait for our blessed hope — directly parallels Simeon's waiting for the consolation of Israel.

Psalm 130:5 speaks of waiting for the Lord and hoping in His word—Simeon's life was defined by this expectant waiting.

Isaiah 30:18 promises blessing to those who wait for the Lord—Simeon is a living example of this blessed waiting.

Habakkuk 2:3 assures the vision will come at the appointed time, reinforcing Simeon's waiting for the Messiah's arrival.

1 Thessalonians 1:10 speaks of waiting for God's Son from heaven—directly parallel to Simeon waiting for the consolation.

Genesis 49:18 has Jacob waiting for God's salvation—Simeon likewise waited for the consolation of Israel, the promised deliverance.

Micah 7:7 expresses waiting for God's salvation, paralleling Simeon's patient expectation of Israel's consolation.

Acts 26:7 mentions the twelve tribes hoping for the promise—parallel to Simeon waiting for the consolation of Israel.

Psalm 27:14 exhorts waiting for the Lord with courage—Simeon embodied this patient hope as he awaited the Messiah.

Psalm 39:7 declares that hope is in the Lord alone—Simeon's hope was fixed on God's promised consolation for Israel.