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And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him;
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and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this [child] is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;
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yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.
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And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
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and she had been a widow even unto fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple, worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day.
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And coming up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
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And when they had accomplished all things that were according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
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And the child grew, and waxed strong, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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And his parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.
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And when he was twelve years old, they went up after the custom of the feast;
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and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents knew it not;