Luke 2:22-28

New American Standard Bible

^22 (A)And when the days for ^[a]their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord ²³ (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “^(B)Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice according to what has been stated in the Law of the Lord: “^(C)A pair of turtledoves or two young doves.”

²⁵ And there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was ^(D)righteous and devout, ^(E)looking forward to the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And ^(F)it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not ^(G)see death before he had seen the Lord’s ^[b]Christ. ²⁷ And he came ^[c]by the Spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, ^[d](H)to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, ²⁸ then he took Him in his arms, and blessed God, and said,