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20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.
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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 When the eight days were completed for His circumcision, He was named JESUS-the name given by the angel 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 And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished, they brought Him up 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 (just as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every firstborn male will 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 and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: 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 There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel's consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on 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 It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw 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 Guided by the Spirit, he entered the temple complex. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to perform for Him what was customary under the law,
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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 took Him up in his arms, praised God, and said:
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Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 Now, Master, You can dismiss Your slave in peace, according to Your word.
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“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
30 For my eyes have seen Your salvation.
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For my eyes have seen your salvation,
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