Luke 2:24-38

²⁴and to give a sacrifice, according to that said 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 is Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

²⁶and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit — not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord.

²⁷And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him,

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

²⁹'Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

³⁰because mine eyes did see Thy salvation,

³¹which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,

³²a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

³³And Joseph and his mother were wondering at the things spoken concerning him,

³⁴and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, 'Lo, this one is set for the falling and rising again of many in Israel, and for a sign spoken against —

³⁵(and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) — that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'

³⁶And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,

³⁷and she is a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,

³⁸and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.