20. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had seen and heard, just as they had been told.
21. When the eight days were completed for His circumcision, He was named Jesus — the name given by the angel before He was conceived.
22. And when the days of their purification according to the law of Moses were finished, they brought Him up to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord
23. (just as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every firstborn male will be dedicated to the Lord )
24. and to offer a sacrifice (according to what is stated in the law of the Lord: a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons ).
25. There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
26. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord’s Messiah.