³⁶ And there was a ^(A)prophetess, ^[a]Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of ^(B)the tribe of Asher. She was advanced in ^[b]years ^(C)and had lived with her husband seven years after her ^[c]marriage, ³⁷ and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with ^(D)fastings and prayers. ³⁸ At that very ^[d]moment she came up and began giving thanks to God, and continued to speak of Him to all those who were ^(E)looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.

Return to Nazareth

³⁹ When they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to ^(F)their own city of Nazareth. ^40 (G)The Child continued to grow and become strong, ^[e]increasing in wisdom; and the grace of God was upon Him.

Visit to Jerusalem

⁴¹ Now His parents went to Jerusalem every year at ^(H)the Feast of the Passover. ⁴² And when He became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the Feast; ⁴³ and as they were returning, after spending the ^(I)full number of days, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. But His parents were unaware of it, ⁴⁴ but supposed Him to be in the caravan, and went a day’s journey; and they began looking for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. ⁴⁵ When they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him. ⁴⁶ Then, after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. ⁴⁷ And all who heard Him ^(J)were amazed at His understanding and His answers. ⁴⁸ When they saw Him, they were astonished; and ^(K)His mother said to Him, “^[f]Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, ^(L)Your father and I ^[g]have been anxiously looking for You.” ⁴⁹ And He said to them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know that ^(M)I had to be in My Father’s ^[h]house?” ⁵⁰ But ^(N)they did not understand the statement which He ^[i]had made to them. ⁵¹ And He went down with them and came to ^(O)Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and ^(P)His mother ^(Q)treasured all these ^[j]things in her heart.

⁵² And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and ^[k]stature, and in ^(R)favor with God and men.

⁹ A widow is to be ^(A)put on the list only if she is not less than sixty years old, having been ^(B)the wife of one man,

⁶ namely, ^(A)if any man is above reproach, the ^(B)husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of ^(C)dissipation or ^(D)rebellion.