19. But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.
20. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
21. When eight days had passed and the Child was circumcised, He was named JESUS, the name given by the angel before He was conceived in the womb.
22. When the days of her purification according to the Law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
23. (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male shall be called holy to the Lord”)
24. and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
25. Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26. It was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
27. Led by the Spirit, he came into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law,
28. he received Him in his arms and blessed God and said:
29. “Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word;
30. for my eyes have seen Your salvation
31. which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
32. a light for revelation to the Gentiles,and the glory of Your people Israel.”
33. Joseph and His mother were amazed at those things which were spoken about Him.
34. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Listen, this Child is destined to cause the fall and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign which will be spoken against,
35. so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. And a sword will pierce through your own soul also.”
36. And there was Anna a prophetess, a daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age and had lived with her husband seven years from her virginity.
37. And she was a widow of about eighty-four years of age who did not depart from the temple, but served God with fasting and prayer night and day.