Luke 2:21-35

New International Version

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

Jesus Presented in the Temple

²²When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses,^(C) Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord ²³(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”^[a]),^(D) ²⁴and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”^[b]^(E)

²⁵Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout.^(F) He was waiting for the consolation of Israel,^(G) and the Holy Spirit was on him. ²⁶It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. ²⁷Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,^(H) ²⁸Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:

²⁹“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised,^(I)
    you may now dismiss^[c] your servant in peace.^(J)
³⁰For my eyes have seen your salvation,^(K)
³¹    which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
³²a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and the glory of your people Israel.”^(L)

³³The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him. ³⁴Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother:^(M) “This child is destined to cause the falling^(N) and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, ³⁵so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”

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Footnotes

Luke 2:23 Exodus 13:2,12
Luke 2:24 Lev. 12:8
Luke 2:29 Or promised, / now dismiss

Psalm 29:2-11

New International Version

²Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his^[a] holiness.^(A)

³The voice^(B) of the Lord is over the waters;
    the God of glory^(C) thunders,^(D)
    the Lord thunders over the mighty waters.^(E)
⁴The voice of the Lord is powerful;^(F)
    the voice of the Lord is majestic.
⁵The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars;
    the Lord breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.^(G)
⁶He makes Lebanon leap^(H) like a calf,
    Sirion^[b]^(I) like a young wild ox.^(J)
⁷The voice of the Lord strikes
    with flashes of lightning.^(K)
⁸The voice of the Lord shakes the desert;
    the Lord shakes the Desert of Kadesh.^(L)
⁹The voice of the Lord twists the oaks^[c]^(M)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”^(N)

¹⁰The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;^(O)
the Lord is enthroned as King forever.^(P)
¹¹The Lord gives strength to his people;^(Q)
the Lord blesses his people with peace.^(R)