Luke 2:37

Full Chapter

September 17, 2025

KJV

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.

BSB

and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.

WEB

and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.

YLT

and she is a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,

F.O.G Original

(37) and herself as a widow to the age of 84 and she never departed the Palatial-Temple, serving night and day with fastings and petitions.

F.O.G

(37) and herself as a widow to the age of 84 and she never departed the Palatial-Temple, serving night and day with fastings and petitions.

F.O.G MSG

³⁷and then remaining a widow for 84 years.ᵉ She never left the temple courts, but worshiped night and day with fasting and prayer.

Footnotes:

³⁷ᵉ 84 years: Anna was likely over 100 years old, having been widowed for 84 years after 7 years of marriage, making her witness to Jesus even more remarkable.