Luke 2:32-46

³²A light to lighten the gentyls and the glory of thy people Israel.

³³And his father and mother mervelled at those thinges which were spoke of him.

³⁴And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccion of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.

³⁵And morover the swearde shall pearce thy soule that the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened.

³⁶And ther was a Prophetesse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser: which was of a greate age and had lyved with an husbande. vii. yeres from her virginite.

³⁷And she had bene a wedowe aboute .iiii. scoore and .iiii. yere which went never oute of the temple but served God with fastinge and prayer nyght and daye.

³⁸And the same came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of him to all that loked for redempcion in Hierusalem.

³⁹And assone as they had performed all thinges accordinge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned into Galile to their awne cite Nazareth.

⁴⁰And the chylde grewe and wexed stronde in sprete and was filled with wysdome and the grace of God was with hym.

⁴¹And his father and mother went to Hierusalem every yeare at the feeste of ester.

⁴²And when he was .xii. yere olde they went vp to Hierusalem after the custome of the feeste.

⁴³And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus boode styll in Hierusalem vnknowynge to his father and mother.

⁴⁴For they supposed he had bene in the company and therfore came a days iorney and sought him amonge their kynsfolke and acquayntaunce.

⁴⁵And when they founde hym not they went backe agayne to Hierusalem and sought him.

⁴⁶And it fortuned after .iii. dayes that they founde him in the temple sittinge in the middes of the doctours both hearynge them and posinge them.