And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses
were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to
the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that
openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord), and to offer a
sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, "A
pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons."
And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon: and
this man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of
Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed
unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he
had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came in the Spirit into the temple:
and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, that they might do
concerning him after the custom of the law, then he received him into
his arms, and blessed God, and said,
"Now, lettest thou thy servant depart, Lord,
According to thy word, in peace;
For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Which thou hast prepared before the face of all peoples;
A light for revelation to the Gentiles,
And the glory of thy people Israel."
And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things which were
spoken concerning him; and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his
mother,
"Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of
many in Israel;
And for a sign which is spoken against;
Yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul;
That thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed."
And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the
tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband
seven years from her virginity, and she had been a widow even unto
fourscore and four years), who departed not from the temple,
worshipping with fastings and supplications night and day. And coming
up at that very hour she gave thanks unto God, and spake of him to all
them that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.