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21 When eight days had passed and the time for circumcising Him had come, He was called JESUS, the name given Him by the angel before His conception in the womb.
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On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
22 And when the days for their purification appointed by the Law of Moses had passed, they took Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord--
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When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 as it is written in the Law of the Lord: "Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord."
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(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord” ),
24 And they also offered a sacrifice as commanded in the Law of the Lord, "a pair of turtle doves or two young pigeons."
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and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem of the name of Symeon, an upright and God-fearing man, who was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
26 To him it had been revealed by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death until he had seen the Lord's Anointed One.
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It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
27 Led by the Spirit he came to the Temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to do with regard to Him according to the custom of the Law,
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Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,
28 he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
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Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:
29 "Now, O Sovereign Lord, Thou dost send Thy servant away in peace, in fulfilment of Thy word,
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“Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
30 Because mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
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For my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 Which Thou hast made ready in the sight of all nations--
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which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
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