20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God(A) for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.

The Circumcision and Presentation of Jesus

21 When the eight days were completed for His circumcision,(B) He was named Jesus(C)—the name given by the angel before He was conceived.[a] 22 And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished,(D) they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

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  1. Luke 2:21 Or conceived in the womb

20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God(A) for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child,(B) he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.(C)

Jesus Presented in the Temple

22 When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,(D) Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord

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