Luke 2:14-24

14 "¹Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men ²with whom He is pleased."

15 When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, "Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us."

16 So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger.

17 When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child.

18 And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds.

19 But Mary ³treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.

20 The shepherds went back, ⁴glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.

Jesus Presented at the Temple

21 And when ⁵eight days had passed, before His circumcision, ⁶His name was then called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

22 ⁷And when the days for their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "⁸EVERY firstborn MALE THAT OPENS THE WOMB SHALL BE CALLED HOLY TO THE LORD "),

24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the Law of the Lord, "⁹A PAIR OF TURTLEDOVES OR TWO YOUNG PIGEONS."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 21:9; Luke 19:38
• 2. Luke 3:22; Ephesians 1:9; Philippians 2:13
• 3. Luke 2:51
• 4. Matthew 9:8
• 5. Genesis 17:12; Leviticus 12:3; Luke 1:59
• 6. Matthew 1:21, 25; Luke 1:31
• 7. Leviticus 12:6-8
• 8. Exodus 13:2, 12; Numbers 3:13; Numbers 8:17
• 9. Leviticus 5:11; Leviticus 12:8

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "of good pleasure;" or "of good will"
• [b] Or "feeding trough"
• [c] Lit "so as to circumcise Him"