Luke 2:22-28
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22 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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23 (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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24 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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25 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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26 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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27 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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28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,