^{34 Ref} And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;

^{35 Ref} (And a sword will go through your heart;) so that the secret thoughts of men may come to light.

^{36 Ref} And there was one, Anna, a woman prophet, the daughter of Phanuel, of the family of Asher (she was very old, and after seven years of married life

^{34 Ref} and Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this `child' is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against;

^{35 Ref} yea and a sword shall pierce through thine own soul; that thoughts out of many hearts may be revealed.

^{36 Ref} And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

^{34 Ref} and Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother, "Behold, this child is set for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.

^{35 Ref} Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."

^{36 Ref} There was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,