21 ^aAnd when eight days were completed¹ for the circumcision of the Child, His name was called ^bJesus, the name given by the angel ^cbefore He was conceived in the womb.  ‡

22 Now when ^athe days of her purification according to the law of Moses were completed, they brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord  ‡

24 and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord, ^a“A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”  ‡

25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, ^awaiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.  ‡