^{29 Ref} `Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace,

^{30 Ref} because mine eyes did see Thy salvation,

^{31 Ref} which Thou didst prepare before the face of all the peoples,

^{32 Ref} a light to the uncovering of nations, and the glory of Thy people Israel.'

^{33 Ref} And Joseph and his mother were wondering at the things spoken concerning him,

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

^{35 Ref} (and also thine own soul shall a sword pass through) -- that the reasonings of many hearts may be revealed.'

^{36 Ref} And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,

^{37 Ref} and she `is' a widow of about eighty-four years, who did depart not from the temple, with fasts and supplications serving, night and day,

^{38 Ref} and she, at that hour, having come in, was confessing, likewise, to the Lord, and was speaking concerning him, to all those looking for redemption in Jerusalem.