38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were (A)waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

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25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was (A)righteous and (B)devout, (C)waiting for (D)the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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21 But we had hoped that he was (A)the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now (B)the third day since these things happened.

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Mary's Song of Praise: The Magnificat

46 And Mary said,

(A)“My (B)soul (C)magnifies the Lord,
47     (D)and my (E)spirit rejoices in (F)God my Savior,
48 for (G)he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
    For behold, from now on all generations (H)will call me blessed;
49 for (I)he who is mighty (J)has done great things for me,
    and (K)holy is his name.
50 And (L)his mercy is for those who fear him
    from generation to generation.
51 (M)He has shown strength with his arm;
    (N)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 (O)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
    (P)and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled (Q)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich (R)he has sent away empty.
54 He has (S)helped (T)his servant Israel,
    (U)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (V)as he spoke to our fathers,
    (W)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.

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Spiritual Blessings in Christ

(A)Blessed be (B)the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing (C)in the heavenly places,

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51 who had not consented to their decision and action; and he (A)was looking for the kingdom of God.

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28 he took him up in his arms and (A)blessed God and said,

29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant[a] depart (B)in peace,
    (C)according to your word;
30 for (D)my eyes have seen your (E)salvation
31     (F)that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 (G)a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
    and (H)for glory to (I)your people Israel.”

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:29 Or bondservant

64 (A)And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue (B)loosed, and he spoke, (C)blessing God. 65 And (D)fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all (E)the hill country of Judea, 66 and all who heard them (F)laid them up in their hearts, saying, “What then will this child be?” For (G)the hand of the Lord was with him.

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43 Joseph of Arimathea, (A)a respected member of the council, who (B)was also himself looking for the kingdom of God, took courage and went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus.

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