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20 As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.

21 (A) Eight days later Jesus' parents did for him what the Law of Moses commands.[a] And they named him Jesus, just as the angel had told Mary when he promised she would have a baby.

Simeon Praises the Lord

22 (B) The time came for Mary and Joseph to do what the Law of Moses says a mother is supposed to do after her baby is born.[b]

They took Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem and presented him to the Lord,

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Footnotes

  1. 2.21 what the Law of Moses commands: See the note at 1.59.
  2. 2.22 after her baby is born: After a Jewish mother gave birth to a son, she was considered “unclean” and had to stay home until he was circumcised (see the note at 1.59). Then she had to stay home for another 33 days, before offering a sacrifice to the Lord.

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