Luk 2:31 | JFB | STEP | 31-32. all people-- all the peoples, mankind at large. a light to the Gentiles-- then in thick darkness. glory of thy people Israel-- already Thine, and now, in the believing portion of it, to be so more gloriously than ever. It will be observed that this "swan-like song, bidding an eternal farewell to this terrestrial life" [Olshausen], takes a more comprehensive view of the kingdom of Christ than that of Zacharias, though the kingdom they sing of is one.

‏ Luke 2:31

31-32. all people--all the peoples, mankind at large.

a light to the Gentiles--then in thick darkness.

glory of thy people Israel--already Thine, and now, in the believing portion of it, to be so more gloriously than ever. It will be observed that this "swan-like song, bidding an eternal farewell to this terrestrial life" [Olshausen], takes a more comprehensive view of the kingdom of Christ than that of Zacharias, though the kingdom they sing of is one.