Jehovah observed these fine qualities in Simeon and showed love for this dear old man by revealing to him that “he would not see death before he had seen the Christ. ”
शुभवर्तमानाच्या एका पुस्तकात लेखक लूक म्हणतो, की शिमोन “नीतिमान व भक्‍तिमान ” होता.