^22 (A)And when the days for ^[a]their purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord ²³ (as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “^(B)Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”), ²⁴ and to offer a sacrifice according to what has been stated in the Law of the Lord: “^(C)A pair of turtledoves or two young doves.”

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

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

³ And if I go and prepare a place for you, ^(A)I am coming again and will take you to Myself, so that ^(B)where I am, there you also will be.

⁶ Jesus *said to him, “I am ^(A)the way, and ^(B)the truth, and ^(C)the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.

²⁸ “^(A)Come to Me, all ^[a]who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

^37 (A)Everything that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I certainly will not cast out.