Luke 2:21–40

^21mAnd when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called ⁿJESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

²²And when ^othe days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, ^pthey brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; ²³(as it is written in the law of the Lord, ^qEvery male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) ²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, ^rA pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.

²⁵And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and ^sdevout, ^twaiting for the ^uconsolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. ²⁶And it was ^xrevealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not ^ysee death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. ²⁷And he came ^zby the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, ^ato do for him after the custom of the law, ²⁸then took he him up in his arms, and ^bblessed God, and said,

^29cLord, now ^dlettest thou thy servant depart

In peace, ^eaccording to thy word:

³⁰For mine eyes ^fhave seen thy salvation,

^31gWhich thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

^32hA light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory ⁱof thy people Israel.

³³And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him. ³⁴And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child ^kis set for the ^lfall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign ^mwhich shall be spoken against; ³⁵(yea, a ⁿsword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that ^othe thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

³⁶And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of ^pAser: she ^qwas of a great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; ³⁷and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but ^sserved God with ^rfastings and ^rprayers ^snight and day. ³⁸And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that ^tlooked for ^uredemption in Jerusalem. ³⁹And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned into ^wGalilee, to ^xtheir own city Nazareth. ^40yAnd the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.