KJV ORIGINAL
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
There was this woman named Anna who was a prophet. Her dad was Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was really old at this point — she'd been married for seven years when she was young,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Meet Anna: the elderly prophet who'd been through it all and still had God's voice flowing through her.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was written by an anonymous author, traditionally identified as Luke, for a patron named Theophilus and a broader Gentile audience, likely around
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