Luke 2:25-27

Lexham English Bible

The Prophecy of Simeon

²⁵ And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was^[a] Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he would see the Lord’s Christ.^{[b] 27} And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,