Luke 2:23-32 in fulfilment of the requirement of the Law of the Lord, "Every first-born male shall be considered consecrated to the Lord,"

Goodspeed⁽ⁱ⁾ ²³ in fulfilment of the requirement of the Law of the Lord, "Every first-born male shall be considered consecrated to the Lord," ²⁴ and to offer the sacrifice prescribed in the Law of the Lord, "A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons." ²⁵ Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Symeon, an upright, devout man, who was living in expectation of the comforting of Israel, and under the influence of the holy Spirit. ²⁶ It had been revealed to him by the holy Spirit that he should not die without seeing the Lord's Messiah. ²⁷ And under the Spirit's influence he went into the Temple, and when Jesus' parents brought him there to do for him what the Law required, ²⁸ Symeon also took him in his arms and blessed God, and said, ²⁹ "Now, Master, you will let your slave go free In peace, as you promised, ³⁰ For my eyes have seen your salvation ³¹ Which you have set before all the nations, ³² A light of revelation for the heathen, And a glory to your people Israel!"