Luke 2:35
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And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.

a sword.

Psalm 42:10 Whilst my bones are broken, my enemies who trouble me have reproached me; Whilst they say to me day by day: Where is thy God?

John 19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother and his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen.

that.

Luke 16:14,15 Now the Pharisees, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him. . . .

Deuteronomy 8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way through which the Lord thy God hath brought thee for forty years through the desert, to afflict thee and to prove thee, and that the things that were known in thy heart might be made known, whether thou wouldst keep his commandments or no.

Judges 5:15,16 The captains of Issachar were with Debbora, and followed the steps of Barac, who exposed himself to danger, as one going headlong, and into a pit. Ruben being divided against himself, there was found a strife of courageous men. . . .

Matthew 12:24-35 But the Pharisees hearing it, said: This man casteth not out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. . . .

John 8:42-47 Jesus therefore said to them: If God were your Father, you would indeed love me. For from God I proceeded and came. For I came not of myself: but he sent me. . . .

John 15:22-24 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. . . .

Acts 8:21-23 Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter. For thy heart is not right in the sight of God. . . .

1 Corinthians 11:19 For there must be also heresies: that they also, who are approved may be made manifest among you.

1 John 2:19 They went out from us but they were not of us. For if they had been of us, they would no doubt have remained with us: but that they may be manifest, that they are not all of us.

Context
The Prophecy of Simeon
34And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be contradicted. 35And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that, out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed. 36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser. She was far advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity.…
Cross References
Luke 2:34
And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall and for the resurrection of many in Israel and for a sign which shall be contradicted.

Luke 2:36
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser. She was far advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity.

Lexicon
so that
ὅπως (hopōs)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3704: From hos and pos; what(-ever) how, i.e. In the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual).

[the] thoughts
διαλογισμοί (dialogismoi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1261: From dialogizomai; discussion, i.e. consideration, or debate.

of
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

many
πολλῶν (pollōn)
Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 4183: Much, many; often.

hearts
καρδιῶν (kardiōn)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Strong's Greek 2588: Prolonged from a primary kar; the heart, i.e. the thoughts or feelings; also the middle.

will be revealed—
ἀποκαλυφθῶσιν (apokalyphthōsin)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 601: To uncover, bring to light, reveal. From apo and kalupto; to take off the cover, i.e. Disclose.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

a sword
ῥομφαία (rhomphaia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4501: A sword, scimitar; fig: war, piercing grief. Probably of foreign origin; a sabre, i.e. A long and broad cutlass.

will pierce
διελεύσεται (dieleusetai)
Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1330: To pass through, spread (as a report). From dia and erchomai; to traverse.

your
σοῦ (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

soul
ψυχὴν (psychēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.

as well.”
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.


Additional Translations
so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”

and a sword also will go through your own soul-- so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

(Yes, a sword shall pierce through your own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.

(and even a sword shall go through thine own soul;) so that [the] thoughts may be revealed from many hearts.

yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.

(And a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

and a sword will pierce through your own soul also; that the reasonings in many hearts may be revealed."

Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) -- that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'
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