Luke 2:32-46

³²A light for a revelation to the Gentiles, And a glory to Your people Israel.”

³³And Joseph and His mother were marveling at the things being spoken about Him.

³⁴Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against

³⁵(yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”

³⁶Now there was one, Hannah, a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old, and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity;

³⁷and she was a widow of about eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

³⁸And coming in that instant she was giving thanks to the Lord, and was speaking about Him to all those who waited for redemption in Jerusalem.

³⁹So 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 was growing and becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

⁴¹And His parents traveled to Jerusalem every year to the Feast of the Passover.

⁴²And when He was twelve years old, when they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast,

⁴³and when they completed the days, while they were returning, the Child Jesus remained in Jerusalem; and Joseph and His mother did not know it.

⁴⁴But supposing Him to be in the caravan, they went a day's journey, and sought Him among their relatives and among their acquaintances.

⁴⁵And when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, seeking Him.

⁴⁶Now it came to pass that after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them and questioning them.