She was very old she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,ģ7and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. And a sword will pierce your own soul too.”ģ6There was also a prophet, Anna, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher. When the parents brought in the child Jesus to do for him what the custom of the Law required,Ģ8Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying:ģ1which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:ģ2a light for revelation to the Gentiles,ģ3The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.ģ4Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against,ģ5so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.Ģ6It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.Ģ7Moved by the Spirit, he went into the temple courts. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.ġ1Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you he is the Messiah, the Lord.ġ2This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”ġ3Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,Īnd on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”ġ5When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”ġ6So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.ġ7When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,ġ8and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.ġ9But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.Ģ0The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.Ģ1On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.Ģ2When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the LordĢ3(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every firstborn male is to be consecrated to the Lord”Ģ4and to offer a sacrifice in keeping with what is said in the Law of the Lord: “a pair of doves or two young pigeons.”Ģ5Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.ĨAnd there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.ĩAn angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.ġ0But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid.
1In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world.Ģ(This was the first census that took place whileģAnd everyone went to their own town to register.ĤSo Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.ĥHe went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.ĦWhile they were there, the time came for the baby to be born,ħand she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.
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