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and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, `Lo, this [one] is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against --
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(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) -- that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'
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And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,
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and she [is] a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,
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and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
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And when they finished all things, according to the Law of the Lord, they turned back to Galilee, to their city Nazareth;
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and the child grew and was strengthened in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
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And his parents were going yearly to Jerusalem, at the feast of the passover,
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and when he became twelve years old, they having gone up to Jerusalem, according to the custom of the feast,
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and having finished the days, in their returning the child Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, and Joseph and his mother did not know,
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and, having supposed him to be in the company, they went a day's journey, and were seeking him among the kindred and among the acquaintances,