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And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life
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She had been a widow for eighty-four years); she was in the Temple at all times, worshipping with prayers and going without food, night and day.
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And coming up at that time, she gave praise to God, talking of him to all those who were waiting for the freeing of Jerusalem.
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And when they had done all the things which were ordered by the law of the Lord, they went back to Galilee, to Nazareth, the town where they were living.
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And the child became tall and strong and full of wisdom, and the grace of God was on him.
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And every year his father and mother went to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
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And when he was twelve years old, they went up, as their way was, to the feast;
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And when the days of the feast came to an end and they were going back, the boy Jesus was still in Jerusalem, but they had no knowledge of it:
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And in the belief that he was with some of their number, they went a day's journey; and after looking for him among their relations and friends,
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And seeing that he was not there, they went back to Jerusalem, to make search for him.
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And after three days they came across him in the Temple, seated among the wise men, giving ear to their words and putting questions to them.