Luke 2:20-46

²⁰And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all which they had heard and seen, as had been told them.

²¹And when eight days were completed for him to be circumcised, his name was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

²²And 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,

²³as it is written in the law of the Lord: “Every first-born male shall be called holy to the Lord,”

²⁴and to offer a sacrifice, according to what is directed in the law of the Lord: “A pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.”

²⁵And lo! there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and he was a righteous and devout man, 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 should not see death before he had seen the Christ of the Lord.

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

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

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

³⁰for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

³¹which thou hast prepared before the face of all the peoples;

³²a light to enlighten the gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel.

³³And his father and his mother marveled at what was spoken concerning him.

³⁴And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that will be spoken against;—

³⁵yea, a sword will pierce through thine own soul,—that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

³⁶And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel: of the tribe of Asher; she was of great age, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

³⁷and she was a widow eighty-four years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night and day.

³⁸And she came up at this very time, and gave thanks to God, and spoke of him to all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

³⁹And 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 grew, and waxed strong, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him.

⁴¹Now his parents used to go yearly to Jerusalem at the feast of the passover.

⁴²And when he was twelve years old, and they went up, after the custom of the feast,

⁴³and had completed the days, on their returning, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and his parents did not know it,

⁴⁴but, supposing him to be in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance;

⁴⁵and not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem in search of him.

⁴⁶And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.