Luke 2:20-46

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

²¹And when eight days were completed, so they could circumcise Him, His name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

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

²³(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to what had been said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of doves or two young pigeons.”

²⁵And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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

²⁷So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, that they might do for Him according to the custom of the law,

²⁸he took Him up in his arms and blessed God and said:

²⁹“Lord, now You are releasing Your servant in peace, According to Your word;

³⁰For my eyes have seen Your salvation

³¹Which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,

³²A light for a revelation to the Gentiles, And a glory to Your people Israel.”

³³And Joseph and His mother were marveling at the things being spoken about Him.

³⁴Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against

³⁵(yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

³⁶Now there was one, Hannah, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

³⁷and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

³⁸And coming in that instant she was giving thanks to the Lord, and was speaking about Him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem.

³⁹So when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.

⁴⁰And the Child was growing and becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

⁴¹And His parents traveled to Jerusalem every year to the Feast of the Passover.

⁴²And when He was twelve years old, when they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

⁴³and when they completed the days, while they were returning, the Child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and Joseph and His mother did not know it.

⁴⁴But supposing Him to be in the caravan, they went a day's journey, and sought Him among their relatives and among their acquaintances.

⁴⁵And when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him.

⁴⁶Now it came to pass that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.