Luke 2:9-29

⁹When wow, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.

¹⁰The angel said to them: “Do not be afraid because listen, I am announcing the most joyful news to you, which will be to all the people!

¹¹You see, today, in David's city, a Savior was born to you, who is Lord Christ!

¹²And this is the sign to you: you will find a Baby wrapped in pieces of cloth, lying in a manger.”

¹³Suddenly a multitude of the heavenly army was with the angel praising God and saying,

¹⁴“Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward mankind!”

¹⁵So when the angels went away from them into the sky the men, the shepherds, said to one another, “Hey, let's go to Bethlehem and see this event that has taken place, that the Lord made known to us!”

¹⁶So they went in a hurry and located both Mary and Joseph, and the Baby lying in the manger.

¹⁷And having seen they spread an exact account of the saying that had been spoken to them concerning this Child.

¹⁸All who heard marveled at the things told them by the shepherds.

¹⁹As for Mary, she treasured all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.

²⁰The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God over all that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.

²¹When eight days were completed so as to circumcise Him, His name was indeed called JESUS, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.

²²And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they took Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord

²³(just as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens a womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),

²⁴and to offer a sacrifice according to what was specified in the Lord's Law, “a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons”.

²⁵Well now, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, expectantly waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and Holy Spirit was upon him.

²⁶(It had been revealed to him repeatedly by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death until he saw the Lord's Messiah.)

²⁷So by the Spirit he came into the temple; and when the parents brought the Child Jesus in, to do concerning Him according to the custom of the law,

²⁸Simeon took Him into his arms and blessed God and said:

²⁹“Sovereign, now You can release your slave in peace, according to Your word,