1And[G1161] it came to pass[G1096]in[G1722]those[G1565]days[G2250], that there went out[G1831] a decree[G1378]from[G3844]Caesar[G2541]Augustus[G828], that all[G3956] the world[G3625] should be taxed[G583].
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( And this[G3778]taxing[G582]was[G1096]first[G4413]made[G1096] when Cyrenius[G2958]was[G1096]governor[G2230] of Syria[G4947].)
3And[G2532]all[G3956]went[G4198] to be taxed[G583], every one[G1538]into[G1519] his own[G2398]city[G4172].
4And[G1161]Joseph[G2501]also[G2532] went up[G305]from[G575]Galilee[G1056], out of[G1537] the city[G4172]of[G1537]Nazareth[G3478], into[G1519]Judaea[G2449], unto[G1519] the city[G4172]of[G1537]David[G1138], which[G3748] is called[G2564] Bethlehem;(because he[G846]was[G1511]of[G1537] the house[G3624]and[G2532]lineage[G3965]of[G1537]David[G1138]:)
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To be taxed[G583]with[G4862]Mary[G3137]his[G846]espoused[G3423]wife[G1135], being[G5607] great with[G4862]child[G1471].
6And[G1161] so it was[G1096], that, while[G1722]they[G846]were[G1511]there[G1563], the days[G2250]were[G1511]accomplished[G4130] that she[G846] should be delivered[G5088].
7And[G2532] she brought forth[G5088]her[G846]firstborn[G4416]son[G5207], and[G2532]wrapped[G4683]him[G846]in[G1722] swaddling clothes[G4683], and[G2532]laid[G347]him[G846]in[G1722] a manger[G5336]; because[G1360] there was[G2258]no[G3756]room[G5117] for them[G846]in[G1722] the inn[G2646].
8And[G2532] there were[G2258]in[G1722] the same[G846]country[G5561]shepherds[G4166] abiding in[G1722] the field[G63], keeping[G5442]watch[G5438]over[G1909]their[G846]flock[G4167] by night[G3571].
9And[G2532], lo[G2400], the angel[G32] of the Lord[G2962] came upon[G2186]them[G846], and[G2532] the glory[G1391] of the Lord[G2962] shone round about[G4034]them[G846]: and[G2532] they were sore[G3173]afraid[G5399].
10And[G2532] the angel[G32]said[G2036] unto them[G846], Fear[G5399]not[G3361]: for[G1063], behold[G2400], I bring[G2097]you[G5213] good tidings[G2097] of great[G3173]joy[G5479], which[G3748] shall be[G2071] to all[G3956]people[G2992].
11For[G3754] unto you[G5213]is[G2076]born[G5088] this day[G4594]in[G1722] the city[G4172] of David[G1138] a Saviour[G4990], which[G3739]is[G2076]Christ[G5547] the Lord[G2962].
12And[G2532]this[G5124] shall be a sign[G4592] unto you[G5213]; Ye shall find[G2147] the babe[G1025] wrapped in[G1722] swaddling clothes[G4683], lying[G2749]in[G1722] a manger[G5336].
13And[G2532]suddenly[G1810] there was[G1096]with[G4862] the angel[G32] a multitude[G4128] of the heavenly[G3770]host[G4756]praising[G134]God[G2316], and[G2532]saying[G3004],
14Glory[G1391] to God[G2316]in[G1722] the highest[G5310], and[G2532]on[G1909]earth[G1093]peace[G1515], good will[G2107]toward[G1722]men[G444].
15And[G2532] it came to[G4314]pass[G1096], as[G5613] the angels[G32] were gone away[G565]from[G575]them[G846]into[G1519]heaven[G3772], the shepherds[G444]said[G2036]one[G240]to[G4314]another[G240], Let us[G1330]now[G1211]go[G1330] even unto[G2193]Bethlehem[G965], and[G2532]see[G1492]this[G5124]thing[G4487]which[G3739] is come to[G4314]pass[G1096], which[G3588] the Lord[G2962] hath made known[G1107]unto[G2193]us[G2254].
16And[G2532] they came[G2064] with haste[G4692], and[G5037]found[G429]Mary[G3137], and[G5037]Joseph[G2501], and[G5037] the babe[G1025]lying[G2749]in[G1722] a manger[G5336].
17And[G1161] when they had seen[G1492] it, they made known abroad[G1232] the saying[G4012]which[G3588] was told[G2980]them[G846]concerning[G4012]this[G5127]child[G3813].
18And[G2532]all[G3956] they that heard[G191] it wondered[G2296]at[G4012] those things which[G3588] were told[G2980]them[G4314]by[G5259] the shepherds[G4166].
19But[G1161]Mary[G3137]kept[G4933]all[G3956] these things[G4487], and pondered[G4820] them in[G1722]her[G846]heart[G2588].
20And[G2532] the shepherds[G4166]returned[G1994], glorifying[G1392]and[G2532]praising[G134]God[G2316]for[G1909] all the things[G3956]that[G3739] they had heard[G191]and[G2532]seen[G1492], as[G2531] it was told[G2980]unto[G4314]them[G846].
21And[G2532]when[G3753]eight[G3638]days[G2250] were accomplished[G4130] for the circumcising[G4059]of[G5259] the child[G3813], his[G846]name[G3686] was called[G2564]JESUS[G2424], which[G3588] was so named[G2564]of[G5259] the angel[G32]before[G4253]he[G846] was conceived[G4815]in[G1722] the womb[G2836].
22And[G2532]when[G3753] the days[G2250] of her[G846]purification[G2512]according[G2596]to[G1519] the law[G3551] of Moses[G3475] were accomplished[G4130], they brought[G321]him[G846]to[G1519]Jerusalem[G2414], to[G1519]present[G3936]him[G846]to[G1519] the Lord[G2962];
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(As[G2531] it is written[G1125]in[G1722] the law[G3551] of the Lord[G2962], Every[G3956]male[G730] that openeth[G1272] the womb[G3388] shall be called[G2564]holy[G40] to the Lord[G3754];)
24And[G2532] to offer[G1325] a sacrifice[G2378]according[G2596] to that which is said[G2046]in[G1722] the law[G3551] of the Lord[G2962], A pair[G2201] of turtledoves[G5167], or[G2228]two[G1417]young[G3502]pigeons[G4058].
25And[G2532], behold[G2400], there was[G2258] a man[G444]in[G1722]Jerusalem[G2419], whose[G3739]name[G3686]was[G2258]Simeon[G4826]; and[G2532] the same[G3778]man[G444]was[G2258]just[G1342]and[G2532]devout[G2126], waiting[G4327] for the consolation[G3874] of Israel[G2474]: and[G2532] the Holy[G40]Ghost[G4151]was[G2258]upon[G1909]him[G846].
26And[G2532] it was[G2258]revealed[G5537] unto him[G846]by[G5259] the Holy[G40]Ghost[G4151], that he should[G1492]not[G3361]see[G1492]death[G2288], before[G4250] he had seen[G1492] the Lord's Christ[G5547].
27And[G2532] he came[G2064]by[G1722] the Spirit[G4151]into[G1519] the temple[G2411]: and[G2532] when the parents[G1118]brought[G1521]in[G1722] the child[G3813]Jesus[G2424], to do[G4160]for[G4012]him[G846]after[G2596] the custom[G1480] of the law[G3551],
29Lord[G1203], now[G3568] lettest thou[G630]thy[G4675]servant[G1401]depart[G630]in[G1722]peace[G1515], according[G2596] to thy[G4675]word[G4487]:
30For[G3754]mine[G3450]eyes[G3788] have seen[G1492]thy[G4675]salvation[G4992],
31Which[G3739] thou hast prepared[G2090]before[G2596] the face[G4383] of all[G3956]people[G2992];
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A light[G5457]to[G1519]lighten[G602] the Gentiles[G1484], and[G2532] the glory[G1391] of thy[G4675]people[G2992]Israel[G2474].
33And[G2532]Joseph[G2501]and[G2532]his[G846]mother[G3384]marvelled[G2258]at[G1909] those things which were spoken[G2980]of[G4012]him[G846].
34And[G2532]Simeon[G4826]blessed[G2127]them[G846], and[G2532]said[G2036]unto[G4314]Mary[G3137]his[G846]mother[G3384], Behold[G2400], this[G3778] child is set[G2749]for[G1519] the fall[G4431]and[G2532] rising again[G386] of many[G4183]in[G1722]Israel[G2474]; and[G2532]for[G1519] a sign[G4592] which shall be spoken against[G483];
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(Yea[G1161], a sword[G4501] shall pierce through[G1330]thy[G4675]own[G846]soul[G5590]also[G2532],) that[G3704] the thoughts[G1261]of[G1537]many[G4183]hearts[G2588] may be revealed[G601].
36And[G2532] there was[G2258] one Anna[G451], a prophetess[G4398], the daughter[G2364]of[G1537]Phanuel[G5323], of[G1537] the tribe[G5443]of[G1537]Aser[G768]: she[G3778]was[G2258]of[G1537] a great[G4183]age[G2250], and[G2532] had lived[G2198]with[G3326] an husband[G435]seven[G2033]years[G2094]from[G575]her[G846]virginity[G3932];
37And[G2532]she[G3778] was a widow[G5503] of about[G5613]fourscore[G3589]and[G2532]four[G5064]years[G2094], which[G3739]departed[G868]not[G3756]from[G575] the temple[G2411], but served[G3000] God with fastings[G3521]and[G2532]prayers[G1162]night[G3571]and[G2532]day[G2250].
38And[G2532]she[G3778] coming in[G2186]that[G846]instant[G5610] gave thanks likewise[G437] unto the Lord[G2962], and[G2532]spake[G2980]of[G4012]him[G846] to all[G3956] them that[G846]looked[G4327] for redemption[G3085]in[G1722]Jerusalem[G2419].
39And[G2532]when[G5613] they had performed[G5055] all things[G537]according[G2596]to[G1519] the law[G3551] of the Lord[G2962], they returned[G5290]into[G1519]Galilee[G1056], to[G1519] their own[G846]city[G4172]Nazareth[G3478].
40And[G1161] the child[G3813]grew[G837], and[G2532] waxed strong[G2901] in spirit[G4151], filled[G4137] with wisdom[G4678]: and[G2532] the grace[G5485] of God[G2316]was[G2258]upon[G1909]him[G846].
41Now[G2532]his[G846]parents[G1118]went[G4198]to[G1519]Jerusalem[G2419]every[G2596]year[G2094] at the feast[G1859] of the passover[G3957].
42And[G2532]when[G3753] he was[G1096]twelve[G1427] years old[G2094], they[G846] went up[G305]to[G1519]Jerusalem[G2414]after[G2596] the custom[G1485] of the feast[G1859].
43And[G2532] when they[G846] had fulfilled[G5048] the days[G2250], as[G1722]they[G846]returned[G5290], the child[G3816]Jesus[G2424] tarried behind[G5278]in[G1722]Jerusalem[G2419]; and[G2532]Joseph[G2501]and[G2532]his[G846]mother[G3384]knew[G1097]not[G3756] of it.
44But[G1161] they, supposing[G3543]him[G846] to have been[G1511]in[G1722] the company[G4923], went[G2064] a day's journey[G3598]; and[G2532] they sought[G327]him[G846]among[G1722] their kinsfolk[G4773]and[G1722]acquaintance[G1110].
45And[G2532] when they found[G2147]him[G846]not[G3361], they turned back again[G5290]to[G1519]Jerusalem[G2419], seeking[G2212]him[G846].
46And[G2532] it came to pass[G1096], that after[G3326]three[G5140]days[G2250] they found[G2147]him[G846]in[G1722] the temple[G2411], sitting[G2516]in[G1722] the midst[G3319] of the doctors[G1320], both[G2532]hearing[G191]them[G846], and[G2532]asking[G1905]them[G846]questions[G1905].
47And[G1161]all[G3956] that heard[G191]him[G846] were astonished[G1839]at[G1909]his[G846]understanding[G4907]and[G2532]answers[G612].
48And[G2532] when they saw[G1492]him[G846], they were amazed[G1605]: and[G2532]his[G846]mother[G3384]said[G2036]unto[G4314]him[G846], Son[G5043], why[G5101] hast thou[G4160]thus[G3779]dealt[G4160] with us?[G2254]behold[G2400], thy[G4675]father[G3962]and[G2532]I[G2504] have sought[G2212]thee[G4571]sorrowing[G3600].
49And[G2532] he said[G2036]unto[G4314]them[G846], How[G5101] is it that[G3754]ye[G1492]sought[G2212]me?[G3165] wist ye[G1492]not[G3756]that[G3754]I[G3165]must[G1163]be[G1511]about[G1722]my[G3450] Father's business?[G3962]
50And[G2532]they[G846]understood[G4920]not[G3756] the saying[G4487]which[G3739] he spake[G2980] unto them[G846].
51And[G2532] he went down[G2597]with[G3326]them[G846], and[G2532]came[G2064]to[G1519]Nazareth[G3478], and[G2532]was[G2258]subject[G5293] unto them[G846]: but[G2532]his[G846]mother[G3384]kept[G1301]all[G3956]these[G5023]sayings[G4487]in[G1722]her[G846]heart[G2588].
52And[G2532]Jesus[G2424]increased[G4298] in wisdom[G4678]and[G2532]stature[G2244], and[G2532] in favour[G5485]with[G3844]God[G2316]and[G2532]man[G444].