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And it came to pass, when the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, "Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which has come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us."
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And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.
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And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this Child.
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And all those who heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
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But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.
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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the Child, His name was called JESUS, who was so named by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
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And when the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were accomplished, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
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(as it is written in the law of the Lord: "Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord"),
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and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord: "A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons."
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And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Ghost was upon him.