21And pat the end of eight days, when he was circumcised, qhe was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
Jesus Presented at the Temple
22And rwhen the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem sto present him to the Lord 23(as it is written in tthe Law of the Lord, u“Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in tthe Law of the Lord, v“a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.” 25Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was wrighteous and xdevout, ywaiting for zthe consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not asee death before he had seen bthe Lord's Christ. 27And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when cthe parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28he took him up in his arms and dblessed God and said,
29“Lord, now you are letting your servant5 depart ein peace,
faccording to your word;
30for gmy eyes have seen your hsalvation
31ithat you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32ja light for revelation to the Gentiles,
Footnotes
- 5 2:29 Or bondservant
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