Luke 2:37
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And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
In other translations
And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
Greek words
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- Psalm 27:4One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
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