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said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made known unto us.
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And they came with haste, and found Mary, and
Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
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And when they had seen
it,
they made known abroad
the saying which was told them concerning this child.
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And all they that heard
it
wondered at
those things which were told them by the shepherds.
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But Mary kept all these things, and pondered
them
in her heart.
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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that
they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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And when eight days were accomplished for
the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before
he was conceived in the womb.
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And when the days of her purification according to the law of
Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present
him
to the Lord;
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(As it is
written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
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And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves,
or two young pigeons.
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And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name
was
Simeon;
and the same man
was
just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost
was upon him.
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And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death,
before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
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And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the
parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,
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Then took he him
up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
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Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word:
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For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
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Which thou hast prepared before
the face of all people;
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A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.
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And
Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
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And Simeon blessed
them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this
child
is set for the fall and rising again of many
in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
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(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy
own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.
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And there was one Anna, a
prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with
an husband seven years from her virginity;
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And she
was
a widow of about fourscore and four
years, which departed not from the temple, but served
God
with fastings and prayers night and day.
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And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them
that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
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And when they had performed all things according to
the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth.
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And the child grew,
and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.
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Now his
parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passover.
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And when he was twelve years
old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.
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And when they had fulfilled the
days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew
not
of it.
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But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day’s journey; and they
sought him among
their
kinsfolk and acquaintance.
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And when they found him not, they turned
back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
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And it came to pass, that after three days they found him
in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
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