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37 and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with (A)fastings and prayers. 38 And at that very [a]moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were (B)waiting for the redemption of Jerusalem.

The Return to Nazareth

39 And when they had finished everything according to the Law of the [b]Lord, they returned to Galilee, to (C)their own city of Nazareth.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:38 Lit hour
  2. Luke 2:39 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 19:7