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Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,
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so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”
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There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
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and then was a widow until she was eighty-four.[a] She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
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Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.