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20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told to them.

Simeon and Anna

21 After eight days, the time came to circumcise the baby. He was called by the name Jesus, which the angel had given him before he had been conceived in the womb.

22 When the time came for them to be purified according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him before the Lord.

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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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