Luke 2:23-25

Worldwide English (New Testament)

²³ This is what is written in the law of the Lord: `Every boy who is the first child of his mother will be holy for the Lord.'

²⁴ They also came to make a sacrifice as an offering to God. The law of the Lord said, `A pair of doves or two young pigeons.'

²⁵ A man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. He was a good man and he loved God. He was watching and waiting for the one who would save Israel. The Holy Spirit was on him.