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23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn[a] male will be called holy to the Lord.”)[b] 24 And they came to offer a sacrifice according to what was said in the law of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons.”[c]

25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, waiting for the comfort of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:23 Literally who opens the womb
  2. Luke 2:23 Exodus 13:2,12,15
  3. Luke 2:24 Leviticus 12:8