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And this will be the sign for you: you will find the baby wrapped in strips of cloth and lying in a manger."

And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.

And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus so that they could do for him according to what was customary under the law,

For my eyes have seen your salvation

a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and glory to your people Israel."

And Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, "Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed—

And at that same hour she approached and began to give thanks to God, and to speak about him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

And his parents went every year to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover.

but believing him to be in the group of travelers, they went a day's journey. And they began searching for him among their relatives and their acquaintances,

and when they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him.

And when they saw him, they were astounded and his mother said to him, "Child, why have you done this to us? Look, your father and I have been searching for you anxiously!"

And he said to them, "Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that it was necessary for me to be in the house of my Father?"

And he went into all the surrounding region of the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance! And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,'

But in truth I say to you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three years and six months while a great famine took place over all the land.

And amazement came upon them all, and they began to talk with one another, saying, "What word is this? For he commands the unclean spirits with authority and power, and they come out!"

But he said to them, "It is necessary for me to proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because I was sent for this purpose.

And when he stopped speaking, he said to Simon, "Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch."

For amazement had seized him and all those who were with him at the catch of fish that they had caught,