LUKE 2:25-36

²⁵And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

²⁶And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.

²⁷And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law,

²⁸then he received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said,

²⁹Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord, According to thy word, in peace;

³⁰For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

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

³²A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel.

³³And his father and his mother were marveling at the things which were spoken concerning him;

³⁴and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

³⁵yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.

³⁶And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,