21 And when1eightdays had passed, before His circumcision, 2His name was then calledJesus, the namegiven by the angelbefore He was conceived in the womb.
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3And when the days for their purificationaccording to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
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(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "4EVERY firstborn MALE THAT OPENS THE WOMB SHALL BE CALLEDHOLY TO THE LORD "),
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and to offer a sacrificeaccording to what was said in the Law of the Lord, "5A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVESORTWOYOUNGPIGEONS."
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And there was a man in Jerusalemwhosename was Simeon; and thisman was 6righteous and devout, 7looking for the consolation of Israel; and the HolySpirit was upon him.
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And 8it had beenrevealed to him by the HolySpirit that he would not 9seedeathbefore he had seen the Lord'sChrist.
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And he came in the Spirit into the temple; and when the parentsbrought in the childJesus, 10to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,
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then he took Him into his arms, and blessedGod, and said,
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"NowLord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to depart in peace, 11According to Your word;
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Which You have prepared in the presence of allpeoples,
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13A LIGHT OF REVELATION TO THE GENTILES, And the glory of Your peopleIsrael."
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And His father and 14mother were amazed at the things which were being saidabout Him.
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And Simeonblessed them and said to Mary15His mother, "Behold, this Child is appointed for 16the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed -
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and a sword will pierceeven your ownsoul -to the end that thoughts from manyhearts may be revealed."
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And there was a 17prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of 18the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years19and had lived with her husbandsevenyearsafter her marriage,
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and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four*. She neverleft the temple, servingnight and day with 20fastings and prayers.
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At that verymoment she came up and began givingthanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to allthose who were 21looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
Return to Nazareth
39When they had performedeverythingaccording to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to 22their owncity of Nazareth.
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23The Child continued to grow and becomestrong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
Visit to Jerusalem
41 Now His parentswent to Jerusalemeveryyear at 24the Feast of the Passover.
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And when He becametwelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast;
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and as they were returning, after spending the 25fullnumber of days, the boyJesusstayedbehind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware* of it,
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but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day'sjourney; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.
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When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalemlooking for Him.
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Then, afterthreedays they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, bothlistening to them and asking them questions.
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And all who heard Him 26were amazed at His understanding and His answers.
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When they saw Him, they were astonished; and 27His mothersaid to Him, "Son, why have You treated us thisway? Behold, 28Your father and I have been anxiouslylooking for You."
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And He said to them, "Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that 29I had to be in My Father's house?"
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But 30they did not understand the statementwhich He had made to them.
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And He wentdown with them and came to 31Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and 32His mother33treasuredall these things in her heart.
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And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in 34favor with God and men.