Bishops(i)
26 And a reuelation was geuen hym of the holy ghost, not to see death, before he had seene the Lordes Christe
27 And he came by inspiration into the temple: And when the father & mother brought in the chylde Iesus, to do for hym after the custome of the lawe
28 Then toke he hym vp in his armes, & praysed God, and sayde
29 Lord nowe lettest thou thy seruaut depart in peace, accordyng to thy promise
30 For mine eyes haue seene thy saluatio
31 Whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all people
32 A light to be reuealed to the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel
33 And Ioseph and his mother marueyled at those thinges which were spoken of hym
34 And Simeon blessed them, & saide vnto Marie his mother: beholde, this chylde is set to be the fall & vprysyng agayne of many in Israel, & for a signe which is spoken agaynst
35 And moreouer, the sworde shall pearce thy soule, that the thoughtes of many heartes may be opened
36 And ther was a prophetisse, one Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser, which was of a great age, and had lyued with an husbande seuen yeres from her virginitie
37 And she had ben a wydowe about fourescore and foure yeres, whiche departed not from the temple, but serued God with fastynges and prayers nyght and day
38 And she, commyng at the same instant vpon them, confessed lykewise the Lorde, and spake of hym, to all them that loked for redemptio in Hierusalem