Luke 2
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2:29 Now lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord1, According to thy word2, in peace3;
2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation1,
2:31 Which thou hast prepared1 before the face of all people2s;
2:32 A light for revelation to the Gentiles1, And the glory2 of thy people Israel3.
2:33 And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him1;
2:34 and Simeon blessed them1, and said unto Mary his mother2, Behold, this [child] is set3 for the falling and the rising of many in Israel4; and for a sign5 which is spoken against6;
2:35 yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul1; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed2.
2:36 And there was one Anna1, a prophetess2, the daughter of Phanuel3, of the tribe of Asher4 (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
2:37 and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years1), who departed not from the temple2, worshipping with fastings and supplications3 night and day4.
2:38 And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him1 to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
2:39 And when they1 had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee2, to their own city Nazareth3.
2:40 And the child grew1, and waxed strong2, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him3.
2:41 And his parents1 went every year to Jerusalem2 at the feast of the passover3.
2:42 And when he was twelve years old1, they went up2 after the custom of the feast3;
2:43 and when they had fulfilled the days1, as they were returning, the boy Jesus2 tarried behind in Jerusalem3; and his parents knew it not4;
2:44 but supposing him to be in the company1, they went a day's journey2; and they sought for him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance3:
2:45 and when they found him not, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking for him1.
2:46 And it came to pass, after three days1 they found him in the temple2, sitting3 in the midst4 of the teachers5, both hearing them, and asking them questions6:
2:48 And when they saw him1, they were astonished2; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us3? behold, thy father4 and I sought thee sorrowing5.
2:49 And he said unto them1, How is it that ye sought me2? knew ye not that I must3 be in my Father's4 house5?
2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them1.
2:51 And he went down with them1, and came to Nazareth2; and he was subject unto them4: and his mother kept all [these] sayings in her heart5.
2:52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men1.