24. So they offered the sacrifice required in the law of the Lord—“either a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”
25. At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come and rescue Israel. The Holy Spirit was upon him
26. and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
27. That day the Spirit led him to the Temple. So when Mary and Joseph came to present the baby Jesus to the Lord as the law required,