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New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Luke 2
³⁴ And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, "Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed-
³⁵ and a sword will pierce even your own soul-to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed."
³⁶ And there was a prophetess, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years and had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,
³⁷ and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.
³⁸ At that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.
³⁹ When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own city of Nazareth.
⁴⁰ The Child continued to grow and become strong, increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.
⁴¹ Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover.
⁴² And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast;
⁴³ and as they were returning, after spending the full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it,
⁴⁴ but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.