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And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus to carry out for Him the custom of the Law,

For my eyes have seen Your salvation,

A Light for revelation to the Gentiles,And for the glory of Your people Israel."

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

And at that very moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

But supposing Him to be in the caravan, they went a day's journey, and they began searching for Him among their relatives and acquaintances.

When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem searching for Him.

When they saw Him, they were astonished, and His mother said to Him, "Child, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You."

And He said to them, "Why is it that you were searching for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father's house?"

And he came into all the district around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

Therefore bear fruits in keeping with repentance, and do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,' for I say to you that from these stones God is able to raise up children to Abraham.

John answered, saying to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the strap of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And He ate nothing during those days, and when they had finished, He was hungry.

And the devil said to Him, "I will give You all this dominion and its glory, for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish.

for it is written,‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard You,'

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

and they were amazed at His teaching, for His message was with authority.

And amazement came upon them all, and they were talking with one another saying, "What is this message? For with authority and power He commands the unclean spirits and they come out."

When day came, Jesus left and went to a secluded place; and the crowds were eagerly seeking for Him, and came to Him and tried to keep Him from going away from them.

But He said to them, "I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other cities also, for I was sent for this purpose."