Luke 2:34-52

34And SimeonG4826 blessedG2127 them and saidG3004 to 1His motherG3384 MaryG3137, “BeholdG2400, thisG3778 Child is appointedG2749 for 2the fallG4431 and 3riseG386 of manyG4183 in IsraelG2474, and as a signG4592 to be 4opposedG483-- 35and a swordG4501 will pierceG1330 your ownG846 soulG5590--toG3704 theG3704 endG3704 thatG3704 thoughtsG1261 from manyG4183 heartsG2588 may be revealedG601.”

36And there was a 5prophetessG4398, 6AnnaG451, the daughterG2364 of PhanuelG5323, of 7the tribeG5443 of AsherG768. She was advancedG4260 in 8yearsG2250 9and had livedG2198 with her husbandG435 for sevenG2033 yearsG2250 afterG575 her 10marriageG3932, 37and then as a widowG5503 to the ageG2094 of eighty-fourG3589G5064. She did not leaveG868 the templeG2413 grounds, servingG3000 nightG3571 and dayG2250 with 11fastsG3521 and prayersG1162. 38And at that veryG846 12momentG5610 she cameG2186 upG2186 and began givingG437 thanksG437 to GodG2316, and continued to speakG2980 aboutG4012 Him to allG3956 thoseG3588 who were 13lookingG4327 forwardG4327 toG4327 the redemptionG3085 of JerusalemG2419.

39And whenG5613 His parents had completedG5055 everythingG3956 inG2596 accordanceG2596 withG2596 the LawG3551 of the LordG2962, they returnedG1994 to GalileeG1056, to 14their ownG1438 cityG4172 of NazarethG3478. 4015NowG1161 the ChildG3813 continued to growG837 and to becomeG2901 strongG2901, 16increasingG4137 in wisdomG4678; and the favorG5485 of GodG2316 was upon Him.

41His parentsG1118 wentG4198 to JerusalemG2419 everyG2596 yearG2094 at 17the FeastG1859 of the PassoverG3957. 42And whenG3753 He wasG1096 twelveG1427 yearsG2094 old, they wentG305 upG305 there accordingG2596 to the customG1485 of the feastG1859; 43and as they were returningG5290, after spendingG5048 theG5048 18fullG5048 numberG5048 of daysG2250 required, the boyG3816 JesusG2424 stayedG5278 behindG5278 in JerusalemG2419, but His parentsG1118 were unawareG3756G1097 of it. 44InsteadG1161, they thoughtG3543 that He was somewhere in the caravanG4923, and they wentG2064 a day’sG2250 journeyG3598; and then they began lookingG327 for Him amongG1722 their relativesG4773 and acquaintancesG1110. 45And when 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 19were amazedG1839 at His understandingG4907 and His answersG612. 48When Joseph and Mary sawG3708 Him, they were bewilderedG1605; and 20His motherG3384 saidG3004 to Him, “SonG5043, whyG5101 have You treatedG4160 us thisG3779 wayG3779? BeholdG2400, 21Your fatherG3962 and I have been anxiouslyG3600 lookingG2212 forG2212 You!” 49And He saidG3004 to them, “WhyG5101 is it that you were lookingG2212 forG2212 Me? Did you not knowG3609 that 22I hadG1163 to be in My Father’sG3962 23house?” 50And yet 24they on their partG846 did not understandG4920 the statementG4487 whichG3739 He had 25madeG2980 to them. 51And He wentG2597 downG2597 with them and cameG2064 to 26NazarethG3478, and He continuedG1510 to beG5293 subjectG5293 to them; and 27His motherG3384 28treasuredG1301 allG3956 these 29thingsG4487 in her heartG2588.

52And JesusG2424 kept increasingG4298 in wisdomG4678 and 30statureG2244, and in 31favorG5485 with GodG2316 and peopleG444.