Luke 2:21-24

21When the baby was eight days old, it was time for the priest to circumcise him. His parents gave him the name ‘Jesus’. The angel had told Mary that they must give him that name. He told her that before she had the baby inside her.

22Long ago, God gave Moses rules for his people to obey. One rule told people how to become clean after a baby was born. The time came for Mary and Joseph to do this. So they took the baby Jesus to the temple in Jerusalem to show him to the Lord.

23This is the rule which the Lord gave to his people: ‘The first male baby born to a woman belongs to me. So you must bring him to me.

24When you do this, also bring two special birds for the priest to kill.’ So that is what Mary and Joseph did.