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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. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not *Ps. 89:48;John 8:51;Heb. 11:5;[Acts 2:27] see death before he had seen *[ch. 9:20;23:35;1 Sam. 24:6]the Lord’s Christ. 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, 28 he took him up in his arms and *ch. 1:64blessed God and said,

29 "Lord, now you are letting your servant*2:29 Or bondservant depart *Gen. 15:15in peace,

*ver. 2:26according to your word;

30 for *Isa. 52:10my eyes have seen your *See ch. 3:6salvation

31 *Ps. 98:2;See ch. Luke 24:47that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,

32 *Isa. 42:6;49:6;52:10;60:3;John 8:12;Acts 13:47;26:23a light for revelation to the Gentiles,

and *[Isa. 45:25;46:13] for glory to *ver. 10your people Israel."