Luke 2:28

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

Cross-reference

Luke 2:38 Parallel

Luke 2:38 shows Anna also giving thanks to God upon seeing Jesus — Simeon's blessing parallels her response in the same scene.

Luke 1:46 Parallel

Luke 1:46 records Mary's Magnificat, a praise canticle that parallels Simeon's Nunc Dimittis — both express joy over God's salvation plan.

Luke 1:68 Prophetic fulfillment

Luke 1:68 begins Zechariah's Benedictus blessing God for visiting his people, foreshadowing Simeon's blessing for seeing the fulfillment in Jesus.

Mark 10:16 Parallel

Mark 10:16 describes Jesus taking children in his arms and blessing them, closely mirroring Simeon taking Jesus in arms and blessing God — both involve blessing through embracing a child.

Isaiah 25:9 Prophetic fulfillment

Isaiah 25:9 prophesies rejoicing in God's salvation — Simeon's words here fulfill that prophecy as he sees the Savior.

John 8:56 Typology

In John 8:56, Abraham rejoiced to see Jesus' day — Simeon now sees that day and rejoices, fulfilling that longing.

In Genesis 45:28, Jacob rejoices to see Joseph alive before dying — Simeon similarly rejoices to see the Messiah before his death.

Mark 9:36 Parallel

Mark 9:36 shows Jesus taking a child in his arms, echoing Simeon's gesture of holding the infant Jesus — a parallel action of embracing the humble.