Luke 2:10-31

¹⁰And the angel said to them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people.

¹¹For to you is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

¹²And this shall be a sign to you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger.

¹³And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

¹⁴Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men.

¹⁵And it came to pass, when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even to Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known to us.

¹⁶And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

¹⁷And when they had seen it , they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

¹⁸And all they that heard it , wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

¹⁹But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

²⁰And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told to them.

²¹And 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.

²²And 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;

²³(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that is the first born of his mother shall be called holy to the Lord)

²⁴And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.

²⁵And 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 Spirit was upon him.

²⁶And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

²⁷And he came by the spirit into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

²⁸Then he took him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,

²⁹Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

³⁰For my eyes have seen thy salvation,

³¹Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;