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

39 And when they had completed everything according to the law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child was growing and becoming strong, filled with wisdom, and the favor of God was upon him.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 2:38 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“approached”) has been translated as a finite verb
  2. Luke 2:38 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to give thanks”)