34 Then Simeon blessed them and told his mother Mary, “Indeed, this child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel(A) and to be a sign that will be opposed[a] 35 and a sword will pierce your own soul—that the thoughts[b] of many hearts may be revealed.”

Anna’s Testimony

36 There was also a prophetess,(B) Anna, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher.(C) She was well along in years, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,[c](D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:34 Or spoken against
  2. 2:35 Or schemes
  3. 2:36 Lit years from her virginity

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