Luke 2:21-29

²¹When eight days were completed so as to circumcise Him, His name was indeed 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 took 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 a womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to what was specified in the Lord's Law, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons”.

²⁵Well now, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, expectantly waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him.

²⁶(It had been revealed to him repeatedly by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he saw the Lord's Messiah.)

²⁷So by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought the Child Jesus in, to do concerning Him according to the custom of the law,

²⁸Simeon took Him into his arms and blessed God and said:

²⁹“Sovereign, now You can release your slave in peace, according to Your word,