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

^{35 Ref} (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,) that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

^{36 Ref} And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;