²⁵ And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was ^(A)righteous and devout, ^(B)waiting for the ^[a](C)comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. ²⁶ And ^(D)it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not ^(E)see death before he had seen the ^[b]Lord’s ^[c]Christ. ²⁷ And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus ^[d](F)to carry out for Him the custom of the Law, ²⁸ then he took Him into his arms and blessed God, and said,

³³ And His father and ^(J)mother were marveling at the things which were being said about Him. ³⁴ And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary ^(K)His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for ^(L)the fall and ^[e]rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed— ³⁵ and a sword will pierce through your own soul as well—that the thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”