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And they came, having hasted, and found both Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger,
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and having seen, they made known abroad concerning the saying spoken to them concerning the child.
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And all who heard, did wonder concerning the things spoken by the shepherds unto them;
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and Mary was preserving all these things, pondering in her heart;
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and the shepherds turned back, glorifying and praising God, for all those things they heard and saw, as it was spoken unto them.
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And when eight days were fulfilled to circumcise the child, then was his name called Jesus, having been so called by the messenger before his being conceived in the womb.
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And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present to the Lord,
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as it hath been written in the Law of the Lord, -- `Every male opening a womb shall be called holy to the Lord,'
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and to give a sacrifice, according to that said in the Law of the Lord, `A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.'
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And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [is] Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,
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and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit -- not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.