Luke 2:34-35

34 Simeon went on to bless them, and said to Mary his mother, This child marks both the failure and the recovery of many in Israel, A figure misunderstood and contradicted -
35 the pain of a sword-thrust through you - But the rejection will force honesty, as God reveals who they really are.

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