Luke 2:34-52

34ThenG2532 SimeonG4826 blessedG2127 themG846 andG2532 saidG2036 toG4314 HisG846 motherG3384 MaryG3137:

36There wasG1510 alsoG2532 a prophetessG4398 named AnnaG451, the daughterG2364 of PhanuelG5323, ofG1537 the tribeG5443 of AsherG768, who was well alongG4260G4183 inG1722 yearsG2250. She had been marriedG2198G3326G435G575G846G3588G3932 for sevenG2033 yearsG2094, 37and thenG2532 was a widowG5503 to the age of eighty-fourG3589G5064G2094.1 She never leftG3756G868 theG3588 templeG2411, but worshipedG3000 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250, fastingG3521 andG2532 prayingG1162.

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Coming forwardG2186 at thatG3588 momentG5610, sheG846 gave thanksG437 to GodG2316 andG2532 spokeG2980 aboutG4012 the Child to allG3956 whoG3588 were waiting forG4327 the redemptionG3085 of JerusalemG2419.

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WhenG5613 Jesus’ parents had doneG5055 everythingG3956 required byG2596 theG3588 LawG3551 of the LordG2962, they returnedG1994 toG1519 GalileeG1056, toG1519 theirG1438 own townG4172 of NazarethG3478.

40AndG1161 theG3588 ChildG3813 grewG837 andG2532 became strongG2901.2 He was filledG4137 with wisdomG4678, andG2532 the graceG5485 of GodG2316 wasG1510 uponG1909 HimG846.

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EveryG2596 yearG2094 HisG846 parentsG1118 wentG4198 toG1519 JerusalemG2419 for theG3588 FeastG1859 of theG3588 PassoverG3957. 42AndG2532 whenG3753 He wasG1096 twelveG1427 yearsG2094 old, theyG846 went upG305 according toG2596 theG3588 customG1485 of theG3588 FeastG1859.

43When thoseG3588 daysG2250 were overG5048 and theyG846 were returningG5290 home, theG3588 boyG3816 JesusG2424 remained behindG5278 inG1722 JerusalemG2419, butG2532 HisG846 parentsG1118 were unawareG3756G1097 He had stayed. 44AssumingG3543 HeG846 wasG1510 inG1722 theirG3588 companyG4923, they traveled onG2064G3598 for a dayG2250 before they began to lookG327 for HimG846 amongG1722 their relativesG4773 andG2532 friendsG1110.

45WhenG2532 they could not findG3361G2147 Him, they returnedG5290 toG1519 JerusalemG2419 to search forG327 HimG846. 46FinallyG2532G1096, afterG3326 threeG5140 daysG2250 they foundG2147 HimG846 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts, sittingG2516 amongG1722G3319 theG3588 teachersG1320, listening toG191 themG846 andG2532 asking them questionsG1905G846. 47AndG1161 allG3956 whoG3588 heardG191 HimG846 were astoundedG1839 atG1909 HisG846 understandingG4907 andG2532 His answersG612.

48WhenG2532 His parents sawG3708 HimG846, they were astonishedG1605. “ChildG5043, whyG5101 have You doneG4160 thisG3779 to usG1473?” HisG846 motherG3384 askedG2036G4314G846. “YourG4771 fatherG3962 and IG2504 have been anxiously searchingG2212G3600 for YouG4771.”

49“WhyG5101 were you looking forG2212 MeG1473?” He askedG2036G4314G846. “Did you not knowG3756G1492 thatG3754 IG1473 hadG1163 to beG1510 inG1722 MyG1473 Father’sG3962 house3?” 50ButG2532 theyG846 did not understandG3756G4920 theG3588 statementG4487 He was makingG2980 to themG846.

51ThenG2532 He went downG2597 toG1519 NazarethG3478 withG3326 themG846 andG2532 wasG1510 obedientG5293 to themG846. ButG2532 HisG846 motherG3384 treasured upG1301 allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG4487 inG1722 herG846 heartG2588.

52AndG2532 JesusG2424 grewG4298 inG1722 wisdomG4678 andG2532 statureG2244, andG2532 in favorG5485 withG3844 GodG2316 andG2532 manG444.