Luke 2:30-52 ▼

30 For mine eyes haue seene thy saluatio,

31 Whiche thou hast prepared before the face of all people:

32 A light to be reuealed to the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

33 And Ioseph and his mother marueyled at those thinges which were spoken of hym.

34 And Simeon blessed them, & saide vnto Marie his mother: beholde, this chylde is set to be the fall & vprysyng agayne of many in Israel, & for a signe which is spoken agaynst.

35 And moreouer, the sworde shall pearce thy soule, that the thoughtes of many heartes may be opened.

36 And ther was a prophetisse, one Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser, which was of a great age, and had lyued with an husbande seuen yeres from her virginitie.

37 And she had ben a wydowe about fourescore and foure yeres, whiche departed not from the temple, but serued God with fastynges and prayers nyght and day.

38 And she, commyng at the same instant vpon them, confessed lykewise the Lorde, and spake of hym, to all them that loked for redemptio in Hierusalem.

39 And when they had perfourmed all thynges, accordyng to the lawe of the Lorde, they returned into Galilee, to their owne citie Nazareth.

40 And the chylde grewe, and waxed strong in spirite, and was fylled with wisdome: & the grace of God was vpon hym.

41 Nowe, his parentes went to Hierusale euery yere, at the feast of ye Passouer.

42 And when he was twelue yere old, they ascended vp to Hierusalem, after the custome of the feast day:

43 And whe they had fulfilled the dayes, as they returned home, the chylde Iesus abode styll in Hierusalem: & Ioseph and his mother knewe not of it.

44 But they, supposyng hym to haue ben in the company, came a dayes iourney, and sought hym among their kinsfolke and acquayntaunce.

45 And when they founde hym not, they turned backe againe to Hierusalem, and sought hym.

46 And it came to passe, that after three dayes, they founde hym in the temple, sittyng in the myddes of the doctours, hearyng them, and posyng them.

47 And all that hearde hym, were astonied at his vnderstanding & aunsweres.

48 And when they sawe hym, they were amased. And his mother said vnto him: Sonne, why hast thou thus dealt with vs? Beholde, thy father and I haue sought thee, sorowyng.

49 And he sayde vnto them: Howe is it that ye sought me? Wyste ye not, that I must go about my fathers businesse?

50 And they vnderstoode not that saying which he spake vnto them.

51 And he went downe with them, and came to Nazareth, & was obedient vnto them: But his mother kepte all these sayinges in her heart.

52 And Iesus increased in wisedome and stature, and in fauour with God & men.