Luke 2:20-46

²⁰And the shepherdes retourned praysinge and laudinge God for all that they had herde and sene evyn as it was told vnto them.

²¹And when the eyght daye was come that the chylde shuld be circucised his name was called Iesus which was named of the angell before he was conceaved in the wombe.

²²And when the tyme of their purificacion (after the lawe of Moyses) was come they brought him to Hierusalem to present hym to the Lorde

²³(as that is written in the lawe of the Lorde: every man that fyrst openeth the matrix shalbe called holy to the Lorde)

²⁴and to offer (as it ys sayde in the lawe of the Lorde) a payre of turtle doves or two yonge pigions.

²⁵And beholde ther was a man in Hierusalem whose name was Simeon. And the same man was iuste and feared God and longed for the consolacion of Israel and the holy goost was in him.

²⁶And an answer was geven him of the holy goost that he shulde not se deethe before he had sene the lordes Christ.

²⁷And he came by inspiracion into the temple. And when the father and mother brought in the chylde Iesus to do for him after the custome of the lawe

²⁸then toke he him vp in his armes and sayde.

²⁹Lorde Now lettest thou thy seruaut departe in peace accordinge to thy promes.

³⁰For myne eyes have sene the saveour sent from the

³¹Wich thou hast prepared before the face of all people.

³²A light to lighten the gentyls and the glory of thy people Israel.

³³And his father and mother mervelled at those thinges which were spoke of him.

³⁴And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccion of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.

³⁵And morover the swearde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened.

³⁶And ther was a Prophetesse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser: which was of a greate age and had lyved with an husbande. vii. yeres from her virginite.

³⁷And she had bene a wedowe aboute .iiii. scoore and .iiii. yere which went never oute of the temple but served God with fastinge and prayer nyght and daye.

³⁸And the same came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of him to all that loked for redempcion in Hierusalem.

³⁹And assone as they had performed all thinges accordinge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned into Galile to their awne cite Nazareth.

⁴⁰And the chylde grewe and wexed stronde in sprete and was filled with wysdome and the grace of God was with hym.

⁴¹And his father and mother went to Hierusalem every yeare at the feeste of ester.

⁴²And when he was .xii. yere olde they went vp to Hierusalem after the custome of the feeste.

⁴³And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus boode styll in Hierusalem vnknowynge to his father and mother.

⁴⁴For they supposed he had bene in the company and therfore came a days iorney and sought him amonge their kynsfolke and acquayntaunce.

⁴⁵And when they founde hym not they went backe agayne to Hierusalem and sought him.

⁴⁶And it fortuned after .iii. dayes that they founde him in the temple sittinge in the middes of the doctours both hearynge them and posinge them.