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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!"
33 The child's father and mother were astonished at what Symeon said.
34 And he gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother, "This child is destined to cause the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a portent that will be much debated—
35 you yourself will be pierced to the heart—and so the thoughts of many minds will be revealed."
36 There was also a prophetess there named Hannah, the daughter of Phanuel, who belonged to the tribe of Asher. She was very old, for after her girlhood she had been married for seven years,
37 and she had been a widow until she was now eighty-four. She never left the Temple, but worshipped night and day with fasting and prayer.
38 She came up just at that time and gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were living in expectation of the liberation of Jerusalem.