Jesus Presented at the Temple
22 And Lev. 12;[ver. 21, 27; Gal. 4:4] when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem [1 Sam. 1:22,24]to present him to the Lord 25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was ch. 1:6righteous and Acts 2:5;8:2;22:12devout, ver. 2:38;ch. 23:51;Isa. 25:9;Mark 15:43;[Gen. 49:18] waiting for Isa. 40:1;57:18the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when ver. 2:33,41,43,48-51the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law,
36 And there was See Ex. 15:20a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from when she was a virgin, 37 and then as a widow until she was eighty-four.2:37 Or as a widow for eighty-four years She did not depart from the temple, 1 Tim. 5:5worshiping with ch. 5:33;Matt. 6:16-18;Acts 13:2;14:23;2 Cor. 6:5;11:27fasting and prayer night and day. 38 And coming up at that very hour she began to give thanks to God and to speak of him to all who were ver. 2:25;See ch. 1:68waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.