\v 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was a descendant from the family of David.
\v 7 She gave birth to a son, her firstborn child, and she wrapped him in long strips of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
\v 15 It came about that when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let us now go to Bethlehem, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us."
\v 21 When it was the end of the eighth day, when he was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name he had been given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
\v 22 When the required number of days for their purification had passed, according to the law of Moses, Joseph and Mary brought him up to the temple in Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
\v 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord, "Every male who opens the womb will be set apart to the Lord."
\v 25 Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon and this man was righteous and devout. He was looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
\v 33 The child's father and mother were amazed at the things which were spoken concerning him.
\v 34 Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, "Behold, this child is appointed for the downfall and rising up of many people in Israel and for a sign that is rejected—
\v 35 and a sword will pierce your own soul—so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed."
\v 36 A prophetess named Anna was there. She was the daughter of Phanuel from the tribe of Asher. She was very old. She had lived with her husband for seven years after her virginity,
\v 37 and was a widow for eighty-four years. She never left the temple but was serving with fastings and prayers, night and day.
\v 38 At that very hour, she came up to them and began to give thanks to God and she spoke about the child to everyone who had been waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.
\v 39 When they had finished everything they were required to do according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
\v 41 His parents went every year to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover.
\v 42 When he was twelve years old, they again went up at the customary time for the feast.
\v 43 After they had stayed the full number of days for the feast, they began to return home. But the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem and his parents did not know it.
\v 44 They assumed that he was with the group that was traveling with them, so they traveled a day's journey. Then they started looking for him among their relatives and friends.
\v 45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem and started looking for him there.
\v 46 It came about that after three days, they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
\v 47 All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
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\v 48 When they saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us this way? Listen, your father and I have been anxiously searching for you."
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