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Jesus Presented at the Temple
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|Lucas 2:21| At the end of eight days, when He was to be circumcised, He was named Jesus, the name given[to Him] by the angel[Gabriel] before He was conceived in the womb.
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|Lucas 2:22| And when the time for their purification came[that is, the mother's purification and the baby's dedication] according to the Law of Moses, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord[set apart as the Firstborn]
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|Lucas 2:23| (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, "Every firstbornmale that opens the womb shall be called holy [set apart and dedicated] to the Lord )"
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|Lucas 2:24| and[they came also] to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord[to be appropriate for a family of modest means] , "a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons ."
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|Lucas 2:25| Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout[carefully observing the divine Law] , and looking for the7 Consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
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|Lucas 2:26| It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not die before he had seen the Lord's Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed).
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|Lucas 2:27| Prompted by the Spirit, he came into the temple[enclosure] ; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus,8 to do for Him the custom required by the Law,
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|Lucas 2:28|Simeon took Him into his arms, and blessed and praised and thanked God, and said,
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|Lucas 2:29|"Now, Lord, You are releasing Your bond-servant to leave [this world] in peace,According to Your word;
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|Lucas 2:30|For my eyes have seen Your Salvation,
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