Luke 2:22-39

22And when the days of their purification were fulfilled, according to the Torah of Moses, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present to Adonai.

23As it is written in the Torah of Adonai, “Every firstborn male that opens the womb shall be called holy to Adonai.”

24So they offered a sacrifice according to what was said in the Torah of Adonai: “a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons.”

25Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and pious, waiting for the consolation of Israel. The Ruach ha-Kodesh was on him.

26And it had been revealed to him by the Ruach ha-Kodesh that he would not die before he had seen the Anointed One of Adonai.

27So in the Ruach, Simeon came into the Temple; and when the parents brought the Child Yeshua to do for Him according to the custom of the Torah,

28Simeon received Him into his arms and offered a bracha to God, saying,

29“Now may You let Your servant go in peace, O Sovereign Master, according to Your word.

30For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

31which You have prepared in the presence of all peoples:

32‘A light for revelation to the nations’ and the glory of Your people Israel.”

33And His father and mother were marveling at the things that were said about Him.

34And Simeon offered a bracha over them and said to Miriam His mother, “Behold, this One is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that is opposed,

35so the thoughts of many hearts may be uncovered. (And even for you, a sword will pierce through your soul.)”

36Now Anna, a daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher, was a prophetess. She was well advanced in age, having lived with a husband only seven years

37and then as a widow until age eighty-four. She never left the Temple, serving night and day with fasting and prayers.

38And coming up at that very instant, she began praising God and speaking about the Child to all those waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

39When Joseph and Miriam had completed everything according to the Torah of Adonai, they returned to the Galilee, to their own city of Natzeret.