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And
1at the end of eight days, when he was circumcised,
2he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Jesus Presented at the Temple
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3when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem
4to present him to the Lord
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(as it is written in
5the Law of the Lord,
6"Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord")
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and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in
7the Law of the Lord,
8"a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
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Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was
9righteous and
10devout,
11waiting for
12the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not
13see death before he had seen
14the Lord's Christ.
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And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when
15the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,
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he took him up in his arms and
16blessed God and said,
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"Lord, now you are letting your servant depart
17in peace,
18according to your word;
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for
19my eyes have seen your
20salvation
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21that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,