Luke 2:9-40

⁹And loe, the Angel of the Lord came vpon them, and the glorie of the Lord shone about them, and they were sore afraide.

¹⁰Then the Angel saide vnto them, Be not afraid: for behold, I bring you glad tidings of great ioy, that shalbe to all the people,

¹¹That is, that vnto you is borne this day in the citie of Dauid, a Sauiour, which is Christ the Lord.

¹²And this shalbe a signe to you, Yee shall finde the babe swadled, and laid in a cratch.

¹³And straightway there was with the Angel a multitude of heauenly souldiers, praising God, and saying,

¹⁴Glory be to God in the high heauens, and peace in earth, and towards men good will.

¹⁵And it came to passe whe the Angels were gone away from them into heauen, that the shepheards sayde one to another, Let vs goe then vnto Beth-leem, and see this thing that is come to passe which the Lord hath shewed vnto vs.

¹⁶So they came with haste, and founde both Marie and Ioseph, and the babe laid in the cratch.

¹⁷And when they had seene it, they published abroade the thing, that was tolde them of that childe.

¹⁸And all that heard it, wondred at ye things which were tolde them of the shepheards.

¹⁹But Mary kept all those sayings, and pondred them in her heart.

²⁰And the shepheardes returned glorifiyng and praising God, for all that they had heard and seene as it was spoken vnto them.

²¹And when the eight daies were accomplished, that they shoulde circumcise the childe, his name was then called Iesus, which was named of the Angell, before he was conceiued in the wombe.

²²And when the daies of her purification after the Lawe of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Hierusalem, to present him to the Lord,

²³(As it is written in the Lawe of the Lord, Euery man childe that first openeth ye wombe, shalbe called holy to the Lord)

²⁴And to giue an oblation, as it is commanded in the Lawe of the Lord, a paire of turtle doues, or two yong pigeons.

²⁵And behold, there was a man in Hierusalem, whose name was Simeon: this man was iust, and feared God, and waited for the consolation of Israel, and the holy Ghost was vpon him.

²⁶And it was declared to him from God by the holy Ghost, that he shoulde not see death, before he had seene that Anointed of the Lord.

²⁷And he came by the motion of the spirit into the Temple, and when the parents brought in the babe Iesus, to do for him after the custome of the Lawe,

²⁸Then hee tooke him in his armes, and praised God, and sayd,

²⁹Lord, nowe lettest thou thy seruaunt depart in peace, according to thy woorde,

³⁰For mine eyes haue seene thy saluation,

³¹Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people,

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.