14. “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among people with whom he is pleased!”
15. And it happened that when the angels had departed from them into heaven, the shepherds began to say to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has revealed to us!”
16. And they went hurrying and found both Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the manger.
17. And when they saw it, they made known the statement that had been told to them about this child.
18. And all who heard it were astonished concerning what had been said to them by the shepherds.
19. But Mary treasured up all these words, pondering them in her heart.
20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.
21. And when eight days were completed so that he could be circumcised, he was named Jesus, his name that he was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22. And when the days of their purification were completed according to the law of Moses, 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 male that opens the womb will be called holy to the Lord”)
24. and to offer a sacrifice according to what was stated in the law of the Lord, “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 righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
26. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he would see the Lord’s Christ.
27. And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,
28. he took him in his arms and praised God and said,
29. “Now dismiss your slave in peace, Lord, according to your word.