Luke 2:32-46

³²A light to be reueiled to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

³³And Ioseph and his mother marueiled at those things, which were spoken touching him.

³⁴And Simeon blessed them, and saide vnto Mary his mother, Beholde, this childe is appointed for the fall and rising againe of many in Israel, and for a signe which shalbe spoken against,

³⁵(Yea and a sworde shall pearce through thy soule) that the thoughts of many heartes may be opened.

³⁶And there was a Prophetesse, one Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser, which was of a great age, after she had liued with an husband seuen yeeres from her virginitie:

³⁷And she was widowe about foure score and foure yeeres, and went not out of the Temple, but serued God with fastings and prayers, night and day.

³⁸She then coming at the same instant vpon them, confessed likewise the Lord, and spake of him to all that looked for redemption in Hierusalem.

³⁹And when they had performed all thinges according to the lawe of the Lord, they returned into Galile to their owne citie Nazareth.

⁴⁰And the childe grewe, and waxed strong in Spirit, and was filled with wisedome, and the grace of God was with him.

⁴¹Nowe his parents went to Hierusalem euery yeere, at the feast of the Passeouer.

⁴²And when hee was twelue yeere olde, and they were come vp to Hierusalem, after the custome of the feast,

⁴³And had finished the dayes thereof, as they returned, the childe Iesus remained in Hierusalem, and Ioseph knew not, nor his mother,

⁴⁴But they supposing, that he had bene in the company, went a dayes iourney, and sought him among their kinsfolke, and acquaintance.

⁴⁵And when they found him not, they turned backe to Hierusalem, and sought him.

⁴⁶And it came to passe three dayes after, that they found him in the Temple, sitting in the mids of the doctours, both hearing them, and asking them questions: