Luke 2:27-52 ▼

27 And he came by inspiracion into the temple. And when the father and mother brought in the chylde Iesus to do for him after the custome of the lawe

28 then toke he him vp in his armes and sayde.

29 Lorde Now lettest thou thy seruaut departe in peace accordinge to thy promes.

30 For myne eyes have sene ye saveour sent fro ye

31 Wich thou hast prepared before the face of all people.

32 A light to lighten the gentyls and the glory of thy people Israel.

33 And his father and mother mervelled at those thinges which were spoke of him.

34 And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccio of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.

35 And morover the swearde shall pearce thy soule yt the thoughtes of many hertes maye be opened.

36 And ther was a Prophetesse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser: which was of a greate age and had lyved with an husbande. vii. yeres from her virginite.

37 And she had bene a wedowe aboute .iiii. scoore and .iiii. yere which went never oute of the temple but served God with fastinge and prayer nyght and daye.

38 And the same came forth that same houre and praysed the Lorde and spake of him to all that loked for redempcion in Hierusalem.

39 And assone as they had performed all thinges accordinge to the lawe of the Lorde they returned into Galile to their awne cite Nazareth.

40 And the chylde grewe and wexed stronde in sprete and was filled with wysdome and the grace of God was with hym.

41 And his father and mother went to Hierusalem every yeare at the feeste of ester.

42 And when he was .xii. yere olde they went vp to Hierusalem after the custome of the feeste.

43 And when they had fulfilled the dayes as they returned home the chylde Iesus boode styll in Hierusalem vnknowynge to his father and mother.

44 For they supposed he had bene in the copany and therfore came a days iorney and sought him amoge their kynsfolke and acquayntaunce.

45 And when they founde hym not they went backe agayne to Hierusalem and sought him.

46 And it fortuned after .iii. dayes that they founde him in the teple sittinge in the middes of the doctours both hearynge them and posinge them.

47 And all that hearde him mervelled at his wit and answers.

48 And when they sawe him they were astonyed. And his mother sayde vnto him: sonne why hast thou thus dealte with vs? Beholde thy father and I have sought the sorowenge.

49 And he sayde vnto the: how is it yt ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must goo aboute my fathers busines?

50 And they vnderstode not ye sayinge that he spake to them.

51 And he went with them and came to Nazareth and was obedient to the. But his mother kept all these thinges in her hert.

52 And Iesus increased in wisdom and age and in favoure with god and man.