Luke 2:34-52

34And SimeonG4826 blessedG2127 them and saidG3004 to MaryG3137 1His motherG3384, “BeholdG2400, thisG3778 Child is appointedG2749 for 2the fallG4431 and 3riseG386 of manyG4183 in IsraelG2474, and for a signG4592 to be opposedG483-- 35and a swordG4501 will pierceG1330 evenG2532 your ownG846 soulG5590--to the endG3704 that thoughtsG1261 from manyG4183 heartsG2588 may be revealedG601.”

36And there was a 4prophetessG4398, 5AnnaG451 the daughterG2364 of PhanuelG5323, of 6the tribeG5443 of AsherG768. She was advancedG4260 in 7yearsG2250 8and had livedG2198 with her husbandG435 sevenG2033 yearsG2250 afterG575 her 9marriageG3932, 37and then as a widowG5503 to the ageG2094 of eighty-fourG3589G5064. She neverG3756 leftG868 the templeG2413, servingG3000 nightG3571 and dayG2250 with 10fastingsG3521 and prayersG1162. 38At that veryG846 11momentG5610 she cameG2186 up and began givingG437 thanksG437 to GodG2316, and continued to speakG2980 of Him to allG3956 thoseG3588 who were 12lookingG4327 for the redemptionG3085 of JerusalemG2419.

39WhenG5613 they had performedG5055 everythingG3956 accordingG2596 to the LawG3551 of the LordG2962, they returnedG1994 to GalileeG1056, to 13their ownG1438 cityG4172 of NazarethG3478. 4014The ChildG3813 continued to growG837 and becomeG2901 strongG2901, 15increasingG4137 in wisdomG4678; and the graceG5485 of GodG2316 was upon Him.

41Now His parentsG1118 wentG4198 to JerusalemG2419 everyG2596 yearG2094 at 16the FeastG1859 of the PassoverG3957. 42And whenG3753 He becameG1096 twelveG1427, they wentG305 up there accordingG2596 to the customG1485 of the FeastG1859; 43and as they were returningG5290, after spendingG5048 the 17fullG5048 numberG5048 of daysG2250, the boyG3816 JesusG2424 stayedG5278 behindG5278 in JerusalemG2419. But His parentsG1118 were unawareG3756G1097 of it, 44but supposedG3543 Him to be in the caravanG4923, and wentG2064 a day’sG2250 journeyG3598; and they began lookingG327 for Him amongG1722 their relativesG4773 and acquaintancesG1110. 45When they did not findG2147 Him, they returnedG5290 to JerusalemG2419 lookingG327 for Him. 46ThenG2532, afterG3326 threeG5140 daysG2250 they foundG2147 Him in the templeG2413, sittingG2516 in the midstG3319 of the teachersG1320, bothG2532 listeningG191 to them and askingG1905 them questionsG1905. 47And allG3956 who heardG191 Him 18were amazedG1839 at His understandingG4907 and His answersG612. 48When they sawG3708 Him, they were astonishedG1605; and 19His motherG3384 saidG3004 to Him, “20SonG5043, whyG5101 have You treatedG4160 us thisG3779 wayG3779? BeholdG2400, 21Your fatherG3962 and I 22have been anxiouslyG3600 lookingG2212 for You.” 49And He saidG3004 to them, “WhyG5101 is it that you were lookingG2212 for Me? Did you not knowG3609 that 23I hadG1163 to be in My Father’sG3962 24house?” 50But 25they did not understandG4920 the statementG4487 whichG3739 He 26had madeG2980 to them. 51And He wentG2597 downG2597 with them and cameG2064 to 27NazarethG3478, and He continued in subjectionG5293 to them; and 28His motherG3384 29treasuredG1301 allG3956 these 30thingsG4487 in her heartG2588.

52And JesusG2424 kept increasingG4298 in wisdomG4678 and 31statureG2244, and in 32favorG5485 with GodG2316 and menG444.