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19 but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.
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But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.
20 The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.
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The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
21 Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
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On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
22 Then it was time for their purification offering, as required by the law of Moses after the birth of a child; so his parents took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
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When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 The law of the Lord says, “If a woman’s first child is a boy, he must be dedicated to the LORD .”
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(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord” ),
24 So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
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and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
25 At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him
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Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
26 and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
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It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
27 That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required,
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Moved 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,
28 Simeon was there. He took the child in his arms and praised God, saying,
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Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 “Sovereign Lord, now let your servant die in peace, as you have promised.
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“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
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