Luke 2:34-39
New American Standard Bible
34 And Simeon blessed them and said to (A)His mother Mary, “Behold, this Child is appointed for (B)the fall and [a]rise of many in Israel, and as a sign to be [b]opposed— 35 and a sword will pierce your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
36 And there was a (C)prophetess, [c]Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of (D)the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in [d]years (E)and had lived with her husband for seven years after her [e]marriage, 37 and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She did not leave the temple grounds, serving night and day with (F)fasts and prayers. 38 And at that very [f]moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak about Him to all those who were (G)looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Return to Nazareth
39 And when His parents had completed everything in accordance with the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to (H)their own city of Nazareth.
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