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The Book of Luke, Chapter 2, Verse 17

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And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
King James Version
And when they had seen [it], they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
American Standard Version
And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
New English Translation
The Prophecy of Simeon Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon who was righteous and devout, looking for the restoration of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
World English Bible
When they saw it, they publicized widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
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And all they that heard [it] wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
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But Mary kept all these things, and pondered [them] in her heart.
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And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.
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And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
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And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present [him] to the Lord;
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(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)
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And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.
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And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name [was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
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And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.
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And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,