Luke 2
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Luke 2:34-52

34AndG2532 SimeonG4826 blessedG2127 themG846, andG2532 saidG3004 untoG4314 MaryG3137 hisG846 motherG3588G3384, BeholdG3708, thisG3778 child is setG2749 forG1519 the fallG4431 andG2532 rising againG386 of manyG4183 inG1722 IsraelG2474; andG2532 forG1519 a signG4592 which shall be spoken againstG483;

35(YeaG1161, a swordG4501 shall pierce throughG1330 thyG4771 ownG846 soulG3588G5590 alsoG2532,) thatG3704 the thoughtsG1261 ofG1537 manyG4183 heartsG2588 may be revealedG601.

36AndG2532 there wasG1510 one AnnaG451, a prophetessG4398, the daughterG2364 of PhanuelG5323, ofG1537 the tribeG5443 of AsherG768: sheG3778 was ofG4260 a greatG4183 ageG4260, and had livedG2198 withG3326 an husbandG435 sevenG2033 yearsG2094 fromG575 herG846 virginityG3588G3932;

37AndG2532 sheG3778 was a widowG5503 of aboutG5613 fourscore and fourG3589G5064 yearsG2094, whichG3739 departedG868 notG3756 fromG575 the templeG3588G2411, but servedG3000 God with fastingsG3521 andG2532 prayersG1162 nightG3571 andG2532 dayG2250.

38AndG2532 sheG3778 coming inG2186 thatG846 instantG3588G5610 gave thanks likewiseG437 unto the LordG3588G2962, andG2532 spakeG2980 ofG4012 himG846 to allG3956 them that lookedG3588G4327 for redemptionG3085 inG1722 JerusalemG2419.

39AndG2532 whenG5613 they had performedG5055 all thingsG537 according toG2596 the lawG3588G3551 of the LordG2962, they returnedG5290 intoG1519 GalileeG3588G1056, toG1519 their ownG846 cityG3588G4172 NazarethG3478.

40AndG1161 the childG3813 grewG837, andG2532 waxed strongG2901 in spiritG4151, filledG4137 with wisdomG4678: andG2532 the graceG5485 of GodG2316 wasG1510 uponG1909 himG846.

41NowG2532 hisG846 parentsG3588G1118 wentG4198 toG1519 JerusalemG2419 everyG2596 yearG2094 at the feastG3588G1859 of the passoverG3957.

42AndG2532 whenG3753 he wasG1096 twelveG1427 years oldG2094, theyG846 went upG305 toG1519 JerusalemG2414 afterG2596 the customG3588G1485 of the feastG3588G1859.

43AndG2532 when they had fulfilledG5048 the daysG3588G2250, asG1722 theyG846 returnedG5290, the childG3588G3816 JesusG2424 tarried behindG5278 inG1722 JerusalemG2419; andG2532 JosephG2501 andG2532 hisG846 motherG3588G3384 knewG1097 notG3756 of it.

44ButG1161 they, supposingG3543 himG846 to have beenG1510 inG1722 the companyG3588G4923, wentG2064 a day’sG2250 journeyG3598; andG2532 they soughtG327 himG846 amongG1722 their kinsfolkG4773 andG2532 acquaintanceG1110.

45AndG2532 when they foundG2147 himG846 notG3361, they turned back againG5290 toG1519 JerusalemG2419, seekingG2212 himG846.

46AndG2532 it came to passG1096, that afterG3326 threeG5140 daysG2250 they foundG2147 himG846 inG1722 the templeG3588G2411, sittingG2516 inG1722 the midstG3319 of the doctorsG3588G1320, bothG2532 hearingG191 themG846, andG2532 askingG1905 themG846 questionsG1905.

47AndG1161 allG3956 that heardG191 himG846 were astonishedG1839 atG1909 hisG846 understandingG3588G4907 andG2532 answersG3588G612.

48AndG2532 when they sawG3708 himG846, they were amazedG1605: andG2532 hisG846 motherG3588G3384 saidG3004 untoG4314 himG846, SonG5043, whyG5101 hast thouG4160 thusG3779 dealtG4160 with usG1473? beholdG3708, thyG4771 fatherG3588G3962 and IG2504 have soughtG2212 theeG4771 sorrowingG3600.

49AndG2532 he saidG3004 untoG4314 themG846, HowG5101 is it thatG3754 ye soughtG2212 meG1473? wist yeG1492 notG3756 thatG3754 IG1473 mustG1163 beG1510 aboutG1722 myG1473 Father’sG3588G3962 businessG3588?

50AndG2532 theyG846 understoodG4920 notG3756 the sayingG3588G4487 whichG3739 he spakeG2980 unto themG846.

51AndG2532 he went downG2597 withG3326 themG846, andG2532 cameG2064 toG1519 NazarethG3478, andG2532 wasG1510 subject untoG5293 themG846: butG2532 hisG846 motherG3588G3384 keptG1301 allG3956 theseG3778 sayingsG3588G4487 inG1722 herG846 heartG3588G2588.

52AndG2532 JesusG2424 increasedG4298 in wisdomG4678 andG2532 statureG2244, andG2532 in favourG5485 withG3844 GodG2316 andG2532 manG444.

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